IDW62821
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Western Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Issued at 4:10 pm WST on Saturday 26 May 2012
Valid until midnight Tuesday
Please Be Aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
wave may be up to twice the height.
Warnings
Nil.
Synoptic Situation
A ridge of high pressure is strengthening over southern parts of the state.
Mandurah to Cape Leeuwin:
Saturday until midnight: Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Sunday: Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly early in the
morning then decreasing to variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon. Seas:
Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 3 metres.
Monday: Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to variable below 10
knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3
metres.
Tuesday: Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots
during the morning.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Sunday.
