North Kimberley Coastal Waters Forecast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Friday 14 February 2025.

Weather Situation

Severe tropical cyclone Zelia lies offshore from the Pilbara coast and is moving slowly. The system is forecast to turn south on Friday and track towards the Pilbara coast, crossing the central Pilbara coast late on Friday. A broad low pressure trough extends from the cyclone across the Kimberley.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Kalumburu in the early afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres west of Kalumburu.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Saturday 15 February

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Kalumburu.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Sunday 16 February

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Kalumburu.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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 pm WST Friday.

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