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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Thursday, 5 November 2:30PM

Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore early this evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

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

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 8 November

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

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 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: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 8 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

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

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 8 November

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

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the far northeast in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 8 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

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

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 8 November

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

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Numbulwar early this evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

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

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Numbulwar in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 8 November

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

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending north to northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 5 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 6 November

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 late afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 7 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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, 8 November

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Croker Island Airport

▲ N

6 kn N

· 30 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Smith Point - West

↓ Cooling

Now: 30 °C

Tides

Smith Point - West

↓ Falling

Current: 1.28m

Weather Now for Smith Point - West

30 °C

Feels like 34 °C

Wind

6 kn N

Humidity

71%

Pressure

1010 hPa

At Croker Island Airport

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Smith Point - West

6 kn N

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast