Pera Channel Weather Forecast

Arafura Coast

Wind

West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore east of Maningrida in the early afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore east of Maningrida.

1st Swell

West to northwesterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

Weather Situation

A tropical low lies in northwest Queensland near the Northern Territory border and southern Gulf coast, directing fresh monsoonal northwesterlies through Gulf waters. The low will slowly drift southwards over the next couple of days with its subsequent location and strength becoming uncertain late in the week. A trough through the central NT may freshen westerly winds in the western waters later this week.