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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Thursday, 22 October 3:59PM

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre inshore.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots in the morning then tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming northerly in the early morning then becoming west to northwesterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming northerly in the early morning then becoming west to northwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the far northeast in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far northeast early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 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.

Croker Island Airport

▲ N

7 kn ENE

· 30 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

North Of Jones Shoal

↓ Cooling

Now: 30 °C

Tides

North Of Jones Shoal

↓ Falling

Current: 1.26m

Weather Now for North Of Jones Shoal

30 °C

Feels like 32 °C

Wind

7 kn ENE

Humidity

62%

Pressure

1011 hPa

At Croker Island Airport

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

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7 kn ENE

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast