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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 9 September 2:30AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Maningrida in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far north.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending west to northwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming northwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly during the afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cape Wessel in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far northeast later in the evening.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 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: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots 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 and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Numbulwar during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, tending easterly 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast