IDD10230
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology 
Northern Territory

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Territory
Issued at 5:45 am CST on Tuesday 18 December 2012
Valid until midnight Thursday

IDD1023001
Please Be Aware
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

Warnings
Nil.    

Synoptic Situation
A weak ridge lies along the Queensland coast while a broad area of low pressure
extends across central Australia.

IDD1023003
WA Border to Daly River Mouth: 
Tuesday until midnight: Northwest winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes
10/15 knots. Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Wednesday: Northwest winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15 knots.
Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Thursday Outlook: North/northwest winds 10 knots.

IDD1023004
Daly River Mouth to Cape Don: 
Tuesday until midnight: Northeast/northwest winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon
sea breezes 10/15 knots. Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Wednesday: Northeast/northwest winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes
10/15 knots. Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms
Thursday Outlook: Northeast/northwest winds 10/15 knots.

IDD1023005
Cape Don to Cape Wessel: 
Tuesday until midnight: North/northeast winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea
breezes 10/15 knots. Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Wednesday: North/northeast winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15
knots. Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Thursday Outlook: Northeast winds 10 knots.

IDD1023006
Northwest Gulf of Carpentaria: 
Tuesday until midnight: Northeast/northwest winds 10/15 knots tending easterly
in the northeast. Seas 1 to 1.5m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Wednesday: East/northeast winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15
knots. Seas to 1m. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Thursday Outlook: East/northeast winds 10 knots.

IDD1023007
Southwest Gulf of Carpentaria: 
Tuesday until midnight: Northwest/northeast winds 10/15 knots. Seas 1 to 1.5m.
Gusts to 35 knots with storms.
Wednesday: Northwest/northeast winds 10/15 knots. Seas 1 to 1.5m. Gusts to 35
knots with storms.
Thursday Outlook: Northwest/northeast winds 10/15 knots.

IDD1023008
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:45 pm CST Tuesday.
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