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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Thursday, 24 September 1:39AM

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Maningrida early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre inshore during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then shifting west to northwesterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots 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 Thursday, 24 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 Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast