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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Sunday, 20 September 2:34PM

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

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Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre inshore around midday.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending west to northwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre south of Channel Point.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending west to northwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Channel Point.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far northeast in the early afternoon and again in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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· 25 °C

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast