West Kimberley Coastal Waters Forecast: Kuri Bay to Wallal

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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm WST on Tuesday 3 October 2023.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure ridge building over southern WA is directing a southeasterly surge across the Pilbara and western Kimberley waters, pushing a trough offshore. The trough extending further north will maintain southwest to northwest winds over the northern Kimberley waters.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Wednesday 4 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 5 October

Winds
East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 6 October

Winds
Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the afternoon and evening.

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 Wednesday.

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