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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Thursday 21 September 2017.
Weather Situation
A broad surface trough lies near the Kimberley and Pilbara coasts with a ridge of high pressure pushing into the western Pilbara.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Friday 22 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 23 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming south to southwesterly about 10 knots in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 24 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Broome.
- Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Broome during the afternoon.
- 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 am WST Friday.
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