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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 9 September 8:30AM

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 25 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: 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 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre inshore.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then turning west to northwesterly in the late morning and 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: Sunny.

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon 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: North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming easterly in the early morning then tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 9 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots 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: 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, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.

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: Easterly 10 to 15 knots 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: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning and early afternoon. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

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: Around 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 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Milingimbi

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9 kn ENE

· 29 °C

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast