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Forecast issued at 2:30 pm CST on Saturday 7 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A monsoon trough expands from the Daly District into the Gulf of Carpentaria, with a tropical low situated over the central Top End. The low is expected to move towards the northwest today and begin to dissipate into a broad trough that will persist over the Top End next week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre north of Channel Point.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 8 March
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Channel Point by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 9 March
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 10 March
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 8:30 pm CST Saturday.
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