Weather Situation

A surface trough lies over the Esperance Coast and will move slowly into Eucla Coast on Thursday, out of the region by Friday afternoon. A weak cold front will brush through the southwest coastal during early Friday morning with a ridge of high pressure developing in its wake on Friday and Saturday. Another weak cold front will reach the far southwest on Saturday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds: Southerly below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly early in the morning then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Albany during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Weather: Partly cloudy.

Friday 1 March

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Albany Coast

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather: Partly cloudy.

Saturday 2 March

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
Weather: Partly cloudy.