View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Saturday 25 January 2020.
Weather Situation
A broad trough extending along the Pilbara coast and into inland parts of Kimberley will maintain a broad westerly flow over the Kimberley coastal waters, as well as morning bursts of offshore winds followed by afternoon sea breezes along the Pilbara coast. The trough will move inland slowly during Tuesday, leading to onshore winds throughout the day along the Pilbara coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Sunday 26 January
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Broome early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the morning and afternoon.
Monday 27 January
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 28 January
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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 am WST Sunday.
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