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.
================================================================================
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.
================================================================================
Forecast
Yirrkala (12.2551°S, 136.8913°E, 14m AMSL) set as my default location ›
-
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 Yirrkala (12.2551°S, 136.8913°E, 14m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 25° 24° 23° 24° 26° 27° 27° Maximum 30° 30° 29° 31° 33° 34° 34° Chance of rain 90% 80% 70% 40% 20% 30% 20% Likely amount 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 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 18
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction W WNW WSW W W W WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW NW WNW NW Relative humidity 79% 77% 88% 86% 90% 82% 82% 73% 80% 69% 79% 69% 79% 72% Dew point 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 28°C -
Warnings
-
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yirrkala (12.2551°S, 136.8913°E, 14m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:42am CST 6:05am CST 6:54pm CST 7:17pm CST 10:49pm CST 10:22am CST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
-
Rain for next 5 days
