View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 4:01 am WST on Friday 24 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is moving into the Bight and will continue to move slowly eastwards over the next few days. A trough will develop near the west coast on the weekend and will move inland ahead of a front approaching the southwest of the state ahead late on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Saturday 25 May
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Sunday 26 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Monday 27 May
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres.
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 Friday.
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