Esperance Coastal Waters Forecast: Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

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Forecast issued at 4:14 pm WST on Wednesday 2 December 2020.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system is moving into the Bight. A new trough will deepen just inland from the west coast during today and push eastwards on Thursday and Friday, crossing the south coastal waters. The northern end of a cold front will brush the southwest corner of the State during Friday, with a high pressure ridge strengthening up the west coast and eastwards across southern WA on Friday night and Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Esperance in the evening. Winds tending southerly west of Hopetoun during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Hopetoun.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Clear.

Thursday 3 December

Winds
Over eastern waters, winds northeasterly 15 to 20 knots through midday. Otherwise, winds south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Esperance during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Friday 4 December

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm east of Esperance in the morning.

Saturday 5 December

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon or evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Thursday.

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