View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 4:04 pm CDT on Thursday 23 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure over Victoria will develop into a high over the Tasman Sea on Friday and then remain near stationary. A trough of low pressure will reach the western border late Friday and then move slowly northeastwards, reaching Fowlers Bay late Saturday evening, a line Port Lincoln to Tarcoola late Sunday evening and a line Yunta to Marla late Monday evening.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
No wind warning for Thursday for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters
- Winds
- Southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to southeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
Friday 24 February
No wind warning for Friday for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots after dawn. Northwest to southwest afternoon sea breezes 5 to 10 knots.
- Seas
- 0.5 metre, reaching 0.5 to 1 metre offshore in the morning and evening.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
Saturday 25 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly around midday then tending north to northeasterly by early evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
Sunday 26 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to westerly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.
- Seas
- 0.5 to 1 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the evening.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
Monday 27 February
- Winds
- Northwesterly 5 to 10 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres increasing to 0.5 to 1 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CDT Friday.
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