No warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Thursday 17 April 2014.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure will remain over the area for the next few days.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Friday 18 April
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots early in the morning then turning south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres before dawn, then decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Saturday 19 April
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots tending south to southwesterly in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Sunday 20 April
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming southerly 15 to 25 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 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 Thursday.
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