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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Monday 27 January 2020.
Weather Situation
A deepening trough lies along the west coast. The trough will move inland during Tuesday, resulting in a persistent south to southwesterly flow throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds will shift more southerly during Thursday in the wake of the passage of a cold front.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots by mid morning and increasing to south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots around midday.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 28 January
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Wednesday 29 January
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 30 January
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm WST Monday.
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