No warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 5:11 am CDT on Friday 6 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred just west of Eyre Peninsula will move eastwards to reach Victoria tonight and the east coast on Saturday. A trough will move across the west and south of the State during Sunday, followed by a high pressure ridge developing over the Bight early next week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon and becoming southeast to southerly 15 to 20 knots inshore later in the afternoon and early in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Saturday 7 December
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly early in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms at night, mainly offshore.
Sunday 8 December
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots ahead of a south to southwesterly change 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- The chance of 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm CDT Friday.
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