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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 29 July 2:30PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Maningrida in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers offshore, near zero chance elsewhere.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

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Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming easterly below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far northeast in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore north of Cape Wessel.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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 Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers offshore north of Numbulwar, near zero chance elsewhere.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers north of Numbulwar in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Numbulwar in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 30 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending east to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 31 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending east to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast