Van Diemen Gulf Forecast

No warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 4:45 am CST on Monday 18 October 2021.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge across eastern Australia extends into the Gulf of Carpentaria and eastern Top End. A heat low is located over the northern Interior of WA.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 19 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Wednesday 20 October

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Nearby Coastal Waters

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm CST Monday.

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