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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm WST on Thursday 17 August 2017.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure lies across central parts of the State. A cold front is approaching from the the southwest and will cross the southwest corner during Friday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots west of Esperance in the evening. Winds tending north to northwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Esperance.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower early this evening.
Friday 18 August
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots east of Hopetoun in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 20% chance of a shower west of Esperance in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
Saturday 19 August
- Winds
- Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots shifting westerly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 20 August
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Friday.
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