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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 28 October 11:01AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

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

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

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

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

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

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

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

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

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

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 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 north to northeasterly 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 Friday, 30 October

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

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly during the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Cape Wessel in the late morning and afternoon.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Wessel during the morning and again in the late evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

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, 28 October

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

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

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

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

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

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 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 Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Croker Island Airport

▲ N

7 kn NW

· 32 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Peacock Island

↓ Cooling

Now: 32 °C

Tides

Peacock Island

↑ Rising

Current: 0.29m

Weather Now for Peacock Island

32 °C

Feels like 36 °C

Wind

7 kn NW

Humidity

68%

Pressure

1012 hPa

At Croker Island Airport

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Peacock Island

7 kn NW

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Sun

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Moon

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast