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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Saturday 31 January 2015.
Weather Situation
A ridge lies to the south of the state. A deep surface trough lies near the west coast. On Sunday and Monday the surface trough will move off the west coast and a high pressure system will lie south of the Bight.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- The chance of a thunderstorm early this morning. Partly cloudy afternoon.
Sunday 1 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 2 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then shifting west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 3 February
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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 Saturday.
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