Western Australia Weather

Coastal wind warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Coastal Waters Wind Warning
For Hopetoun to the SA Border on Wednesday.
Issued at 10:50 am WDT on Tuesday 2 December 2008

Synoptic situation
Fresh to strong NE winds developing Wednesday ahead of a W/SW change extending
to western parts later Wednesday.

Strong Wind Warning
Hopetoun to Israelite Bay
Expect NE winds to reach 20/30 knots during Wednesday morning, becoming NE/NW
10/15 knots for a period late morning to mid afternoon ahead of a W/SW change
20/30 knots from the west during the late afternoon and evening. Seas to 2.0m.
Swell to 3.0m

Strong Wind Warning
Israelite Bay to SA Border
Expect winds to become E/NE during Wednesday morning, reaching 20/30 knots
Wednesday afternoon. Seas to 2.0m. Swell to 3.0m.

The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm WDT Tuesday.

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.


Satellite picture
WA Tue 2:00 pm WDT

Cloud building over WA in a developing trough is causing a few storms about Gascoyne. There is only the odd brief shower elsewhere from this cloud and it's dry in the southwest where cloud is mainly high jetstream cloud. Cloud over the Kimberley is causing thundery showers.

Yesterday's Temperature & Rainfall
Minimum: Eyre, WA 6.0°C
Maximum: Telfer, WA 42.1°C
Rainfall: Giles, WA 0.0mm

Western Australia Four Day Outlook
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  Isolated showers/storms across inland & Kimberley.
Clearing on west coast north of Perth.
  
  Showers/storms across south & interior & Kimberley.
Isolated showers in southwest later. Dry elsewhere.
  
  Isolated showers and storms in the east.
Cool with showers in the southwest.
  
  Isolated showers and storms in the east.
Showers on western south coast. Dry elsewhere.