IDW62817
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.
Northwest Cape to Carnarvon:
Saturday until midnight: Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning
south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
Sunday: Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to
northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then turning south to
southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing up
to 2 metres around dawn then decreasing to below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly about 2 metres.
Monday: Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to
southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell:
Southwesterly 2 metres.
Tuesday: Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to
northeasterly during the morning then decreasing to variable below 10 knots
during the afternoon. Seas:
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Sunday.
