View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 10:00 am WST on Friday 16 November 2018.
Weather Situation
A trough along the west coast will deepen during today. The trough will push east on Saturday ahead of a weak cold front approaching the far southwest on Sunday, moving over southern waters over the course of the day.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots west of Eyre in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres east of Eyre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 17 November
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Eucla Coast
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots west of Eyre in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 18 November
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to southwesterly during the morning then tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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 pm WST Friday.
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