No warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 4:00 pm CST on Tuesday 22 September 2020.
Weather Situation
A ridge along the Queensland coast will weaken as a new ridge develops over central Australia and pushes a trough northwards to the base of the Top End and southern Gulf of Carpentaria on Wednesday night. A heat trough will remain over the Kimberley.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Wednesday 23 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Thursday 24 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday 25 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending north to northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am CST Wednesday.
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