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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Thursday, 6 August 2:30PM

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds tending southeasterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog south of Numbulwar with reduced visibility.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly before dawn then tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Maningrida Airport

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8 kn ENE

· 27 °C

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Now: 27 °C

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Current: 1.06m

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27 °C

Feels like 27 °C

Wind

8 kn ENE

Humidity

60%

Pressure

1012 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast