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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Tuesday 29 July 2014.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure lies through central parts of the State with a general east to southeast flow over northern waters. Fresh E/SE winds during the morning in eastern parts over the next few days.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Broome in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre.
Wednesday 30 July
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre.
Thursday 31 July
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Cape Leveque.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm WST Tuesday.
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