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Forecast issued at 4:06 am WST on Tuesday 11 December 2018.
Weather Situation
A trough lies from inland Kimberley to the eastern Pilbara Coast, extending through inland Pilbara on Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots east of Point Sampson after dawn and tending north to northwesterly in the late morning. Winds west of Point Sampson then shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west during the evening.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Wednesday 12 December
- Winds
- Winds west of Port Hedland west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn, then tending west to northwesterly around 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds east of Port Hedland, variable below 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 13 December
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming westerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm WST Tuesday.
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