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| + | The weather in the Gove region has predominantly two seasons- | ||
| + | A wet season or NW monsoon season, December’ish to March’ish with November the hottest time of the year and the temperature remaining above 30c and often approaching the 40’s and with humidity which can only be described as oppressive. This is also the cyclone season. The wind for this time of the year is normally north to north West and it is persistently hot and humid and may be wet if the monsoon trough moves south and gives the top end it’s annual drenching. Keep an ear out for low pressure systems across the top, it is quite common for a cyclone which has developed in the Coral Sea off Queensland’s east coast to move westward quite quickly across Cape York, the Gulf of Carpentaria and across the Northern Territory and keep moving west into Western Australia. | ||
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| + | A dry season; from March’ish to November’ish | ||
| + | The trade winds start to blow from the south east once the monsoon has moved back up north and the top starts to dry out. | ||
| + | The south easterlies blow consistently throughout the year but are normally around the 10 to 20 knot mark, occasionally slightly higher but as a general rule fine and fare with the odd freshening throughout the year. | ||
| + | As a rule the best indication of the wind strengths across the top are indicated by the winter high pressure systems that move across the Great Australian Bight. A 1020mb high probably won’t effect the top much but a 1038mb high centered in the Bight around August most likely will. The highs are stronger in the winter and are often further north which is the windiest scenario | ||
| + | The temperature for this time of the year is pleasantly warm and sunny, never cold and maybe even hot if there is no wind up a creek somewhere. | ||
| + | Because of the trades the best way to visit the Territory is to sail westwards into Arnhem Land with the SE trades around April/May at the earliest and sail back out eastwards with the NW trades October November. | ||
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Revision as of 06:19, 22 September 2010
Gove (Port of entry)
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Background
Historic details, etc. Gove or Nhulunbuy as it is called was established as a bauxite mine in the 1950's and 60's. Located in Arnhem Land in the far North East of Northern Territory. The town is the fourth largest in the Territory with a population of 4,000. The land is owned by the local Aboriginal people and is leased to Rio Tinto Alcan the mining company who own and operate the mine. Most, if not all of the residents of Gove are either directly employed by the mine or work in businesses that support the town and it's mining operations. The town is accessible by a rough unsealed road in the dry season April to November but in the monsoon the 1,100 kilometers to Darwin of which 850 are unsealed become cut by many flooded creeks which means the daily air services to Darwin and Cairns (QANTAS and Air North) are the only way in or out on a reliable basis. Gove is a modern town with most services available, with primary and secondary schools a large modern hospital several supermarkets, hardware stores and most of the facilities that a remote town needs. With the second highest wage earning town in the Territory it has the most 4X4 vehicles and private boat ownership per person in the world. With a relatively young population Gove is a proud and friendly town and very welcoming place to visit. Because the area is on Aboriginal land a permit must be obtained from the Dhimiru Land Council for all land based activities also a permit must be obtained to purchase take away alcohol, this can be inconvenient for a cruising yacht and is expected to be the case throughout the Northern Territory in the future. Alcohol permits are free and must be obtained from the Department of Justice in Gove before purchasing.
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Radio Nets
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Weather
Local weather conditions?
The weather in the Gove region has predominantly two seasons-
A wet season or NW monsoon season, December’ish to March’ish with November the hottest time of the year and the temperature remaining above 30c and often approaching the 40’s and with humidity which can only be described as oppressive. This is also the cyclone season. The wind for this time of the year is normally north to north West and it is persistently hot and humid and may be wet if the monsoon trough moves south and gives the top end it’s annual drenching. Keep an ear out for low pressure systems across the top, it is quite common for a cyclone which has developed in the Coral Sea off Queensland’s east coast to move westward quite quickly across Cape York, the Gulf of Carpentaria and across the Northern Territory and keep moving west into Western Australia.
A dry season; from March’ish to November’ish The trade winds start to blow from the south east once the monsoon has moved back up north and the top starts to dry out. The south easterlies blow consistently throughout the year but are normally around the 10 to 20 knot mark, occasionally slightly higher but as a general rule fine and fare with the odd freshening throughout the year. As a rule the best indication of the wind strengths across the top are indicated by the winter high pressure systems that move across the Great Australian Bight. A 1020mb high probably won’t effect the top much but a 1038mb high centered in the Bight around August most likely will. The highs are stronger in the winter and are often further north which is the windiest scenario The temperature for this time of the year is pleasantly warm and sunny, never cold and maybe even hot if there is no wind up a creek somewhere.
Because of the trades the best way to visit the Territory is to sail westwards into Arnhem Land with the SE trades around April/May at the earliest and sail back out eastwards with the NW trades October November.
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