Van Diemen Gulf Forecast

View the current warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 4:45 am CST on Monday 29 May 2023.

Weather Situation

A high [1025 hPa] will move slowly across southern Australia during the next few days, maintaining a firm ridge over the Northern Territory. Winds will gradually ease during the latter half of the week as the high moves further east.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 30 May

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 31 May

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
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.

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

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