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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Friday 22 January 2021.

Weather Situation

A broad trough lies over the Kimberley and Pilbara. A Tropical Low off the northwest Kimberley coast is expected to track to the south and gradually strengthen during Friday, reaching tropical cyclone intensity on Friday and crossing the Pilbara coast as a Category 1 cyclone early Saturday. Refer to www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/ for the latest information.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots west of Kalumburu during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Kalumburu during the morning.
Swell
West to northwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Saturday 23 January

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots west of Kalumburu early in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Kalumburu during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
West to northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending north to northwesterly below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain west of Kalumburu, 60% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Sunday 24 January

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres west of Kalumburu.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% 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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