Pilbara East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wallal to Cape Preston

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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Monday 9 September 2024.

Weather Situation

A trough located over the Kimberley extends to the Pilbara coast. The trough will move inland across the Pilbara tonight and on Tuesday ahead of a new ridge to the southwest. The trough will move back to the Pilbara coast on Wednesday as a strong high develops in the Bight and directs an east to southeast wind surge northwards.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Tuesday 10 September

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly early in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 11 September

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 12 September

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

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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