Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 3:56 pm CST on Thursday 24 August 2023.

Bushfires NT and NT Fire and Rescue Service advise you to:
- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station,
www.securent.nt.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au.
- Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For the rest of Thursday 24 August:

Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather districts:
Darwin and Adelaide River and Barkly North

For Friday 25 August:

Catastrophic Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Barkly North

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Darwin and Adelaide River and Gregory South East

Weather Situation
Moderate easterly winds this evening over the Barkly and northwest Top End, with sea breezes near coastal areas.On Friday, warm and very dry conditions with moderate east to southeasterly winds over affected areas, fresh and gusty at times in the morning and early afternoon over the Barkley and Gregory districts. Afternoon sea breezes over the northwest Top End near coastal areas.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.securent.nt.gov.au.


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