Perth Local Waters

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Monday 9 December 2013.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure is developing over southern parts of the state. A trough will begin to develop down the west coast Tuesday through to Thursday

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Perth Local Waters

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around dawn, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Tuesday 10 December

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres , then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Wednesday 11 December

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly during the morning then tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Thursday 12 December

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre.

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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm WST Monday.