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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Thursday 21 September 2017.
Weather Situation
A broad surface trough lies near the Kimberley and Pilbara coasts with a ridge of high pressure pushing into the western Pilbara.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 22 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 23 September
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 24 September
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre west of Kalumburu.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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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