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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Wednesday 23 September 2020.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough lies along the Pilbara and Kimberley coasts. The trough will move inland late Thursday and Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Broome during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 24 September
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 25 September
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm WST Wednesday.
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