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Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Friday 20 September 2024.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge will persist over the Gulf of Carpentaria for the next few days.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 21 September
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Kowanyama during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 22 September
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 23 September
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 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.
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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Saturday.
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