IDW10600
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Updated Cocos (Keeling) Islands Forecast
Issued at 5:25 pm WST on Friday 18 April 2014
Weather Situation:
The monsoon trough lies just to the north of the Islands with a developing
tropical low pressure system situated to the west. The low is expected to
continue moving slowly away from the Islands during the next few days. Winds
will tend more northeast to northerly in the broad circulation of the low.
Forecast for the rest of Friday 18 April
Showers and thunderstorms.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Swell 1: South to southwesterly 2.0 to 2.5 metres.
Swell 2: Southeasterly 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Saturday 19 April
Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to heavy falls possible.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Swell 1: South to southwesterly to 2.5 metres.
Swell 2: Southeasterly 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Max 30 Min 25
Outlook for Sunday 20 April
Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to heavy falls possible.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
Max 30
Outlook for Monday 21 April
Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to heavy falls possible.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am WST Saturday.
