Lower West Coastal Waters Forecast: Elliston to Cape Carnot

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am CDT on Sunday 1 October 2023.

Weather Situation

A trough of low pressure will move eastwards across the state's eastern waters today. A high pressure system will move across the south through today. Another more significant trough and cold front will move across SA coastal waters on Monday and Tuesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Monday 2 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Lower West Coast

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the afternoon and evening.

Tuesday 3 October

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm CDT Sunday.

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