Upper West Coast Forecast

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Forecast issued at 3:52 pm CST on Tuesday 21 May 2013.

Weather Situation

A low 1001 hPa southwest of Ceduna will continue to move eastwards, reaching Eyre Peninsula late evening and western New South Wales Wednesday afternoon. A high will move over the Bight on Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Cancelled wind warning for Tuesday for Upper West Coast

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
0.5 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms.

Wednesday 22 May

Strong wind warning for Wednesday for Upper West Coast

Winds
Southwest to southerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Thursday 23 May

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots easing to 20 to 25 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Friday 24 May

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
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 Wednesday.

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