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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Monday 24 February 2020.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure lies to the south of WA, with a low pressure trough lying offshore from the Perth coast. This synoptic situation is likely to remain fairly stagnant for the next couple of days and will maintain moderate to fresh offshore winds until the trough moves inland on Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Squalls to 40 knots possible with thunderstorms.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 25 February
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Squalls to 40 knots possible with thunderstorms.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Wednesday 26 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 27 February
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 28 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the morning then becoming west to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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 am WST Tuesday.
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