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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Sunday, 27 September 2:30PM

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

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 around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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 Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming easterly about 10 knots before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly during the morning then becoming northerly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far northeast in the late evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far northeast early in the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 28 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 29 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 30 September

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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