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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Thursday 12 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A surface trough lies near the Kimberley and Pilbara coasts, and will move off the eastern Pilbara coast for period during Friday morning.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms inshore.
Friday 13 December
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- About 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms until evening.
Saturday 14 December
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- About 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms.
Sunday 15 December
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre offshore north of Broome.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms.
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
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Friday.
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