IDW62818
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Western Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Issued at 4:10 pm WST on Saturday 26 May 2012
Valid until midnight Tuesday
Please Be Aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
wave may be up to twice the height.
Warnings
Nil.
Synoptic Situation
A ridge of high pressure is strengthening over southern parts of the state.
Carnarvon to Kalbarri:
Saturday until midnight: Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing
to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly
about 1.5 metres.
Sunday: Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to variable below
10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in
the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres around dawn then
decreasing to below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2
metres.
Monday: Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 3 metres.
Tuesday: Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots then decreasing to variable
below 10 knots during the afternoon.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Sunday.
