Sir Rodericks Rocks Weather Forecast

Roper Groote Coast

Wind

West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of Groote Eylandt in the early afternoon. Squalls above 40 knots possible.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

North to northwesterly around 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Numbulwar early this evening.

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.