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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Saturday 16 February 2019.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure is developing to the south of the State. The high pressure system will be established over the Bight on Wednesday. A surface trough will develop down the west coast over the next few days.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of Esperance in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres east of Hopetoun.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres west of Esperance.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 17 February
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Esperance early in the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Monday 18 February
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres east of Esperance around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 19 February
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
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 4:00 am WST Sunday.
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