Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
Marine Wind Warning Summary for the Northern Territory
Issued at 02:30 PM CST on Thursday 08 January 2026
for the period until midnight CST Friday 09 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Friday 09 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Arafura Coast and Gove Peninsula Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 8:30 pm CST Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Groote Eylandt (13.9761°S, 136.4616°E, 14m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later this evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding SE of Kakadu Highway. Light winds.
Forecast for Groote Eylandt (13.9761°S, 136.4616°E, 14m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 26° 27° 27° 28° 29° Maximum 30° 30° 31° 32° 34° 35° 35° Chance of rain 80% 90% 80% 30% 10% 10% 30% Likely amount 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 10
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SSW SW SSW WSW WSW W W W W WNW W WNW W Relative humidity 80% 76% 81% 79% 83% 70% 79% 64% 78% 60% 74% 53% 74% 51% Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 26°C 24°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Groote Eylandt (13.9761°S, 136.4616°E, 14m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:40am CST 6:03am CST 6:58pm CST 7:21pm CST 10:51pm CST 10:23am CST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
