Turtle Islet Weather Forecast

Roper Groote Coast

Wind

North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots. Winds north of Numbulwar may reach up to 30 knots at times.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, increasing to 1 to 2 metres east of Groote Eylandt by early evening.

1st Swell

North to northwesterly around 1 metre east of Groote Eylandt.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning, with possible squalls offshore north of Numbulwar in the late morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

Monsoonal flow continues over the Top End with a monsoon trough extending through the base of the Top End. A tropical low about the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria may move westward along the monsoon trough for the remainder of the week and over the weekend.