Lower West Coast Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CST on Monday 6 May 2013.

Weather Situation

A high (1027 hPa) over Tasmania will move eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea on Tuesday then remain near stationary for the remainder of the week. An upper level disturbance will slowly move across the southeast of the State this evening and overnight.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

No wind warning for Monday for Lower West Coast

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.

Tuesday 7 May

No wind warning for Tuesday for Lower West Coast

Winds
Southeast to easterly around 10 knots turning east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots from late morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.

Wednesday 8 May

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around dawn then increasing to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Thursday 9 May

Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres increasing to 3 metres during the morning then decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Tuesday.

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