Perth Local Waters Forecast: Two Rocks to Dawesville, inshore from Rottnest Island

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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Friday 15 November 2019.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure lies south of the State, with a surface trough developing down the west coast. The trough will move east during Saturday and Sunday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Clear.

Saturday 16 November

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 17 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 18 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 19 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Saturday.

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