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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 27 May 2:30AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far north early in the morning.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Maningrida early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Channel Point in the late morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly during the day then becoming southerly during the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Ngayawili

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7 kn SSE

· 22 °C

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Now: 22 °C

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Current: 3.53m

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22 °C

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Wind

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Humidity

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Pressure

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast