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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Saturday, 12 September 8:30PM

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly in the late morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore west of Maningrida.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north.

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Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then turning northerly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then turning northerly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far northeast in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly in the morning then turning east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending east to southeasterly in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Numbulwar during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 14 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Murganella Airstrip

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3 kn E

· 25 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 25 °C

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Current: 0.85m

Weather Now for Copeland Island

25 °C

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Wind

3 kn E

Humidity

80%

Pressure

1017 hPa

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Copeland Island

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