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Satellite image. WA Wed 2:00 am WDT

Western Australia

Wed 2:00 am WDT

Patchy cloud over the Kimberley with the monsoon trough is causing isolated showers and storms. Clear skies elsewhere is due to a ridge of high pressure and hot, dry easterly winds.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 23:11PM on Tuesday 6 January 2009

Coastal Waters Wind Warning for Carnarvon to Windy Harbour.

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Mostly sunny

16 - 23

Mostly sunny

Broome

Mostly sunny

27 - 33

Mostly sunny

Bunbury

Sunny

15 - 32

Sunny

Geraldton

Sunny

23 - 36

Sunny

Kalgoorlie

Sunny

20 - 36

Sunny

Karratha

Mostly sunny

26 - 36

Mostly sunny

Kununurra

Possible thunderstorm

26 - 39

Possible thunderstorm

Perth

Sunny

19 - 35

Sunny

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Moslty sunny. Chance storms in the Kimberley. Very hot northeasterly winds. Chance storms Kimberley. Very hot northeasterly winds. Chance of showers in the Kimberley. Hot and dry inland and over the west. Chance showers and storms in the north. Hot and dry elsewhere.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Shannon, WA 13.1°C
Maximum: Mt Magnet, WA 36.0°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

Tuesday: SE winds 13/18 knots.<p>Wednesday: SE winds 13/18 knots increasing to E/SE 18/23 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

Tuesday: SE winds 13/18 knots reaching 18/23 knots west of Walpole.<p>Wednesday: E/SE winds 13/18 knots tending SE'ly 20/30 knots west of Windy Harbour in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

Tuesday: W/NW winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots during the evening.<p>Wednesday: W/NW winds 10/15 knots, reaching 13/18 knots for a period in the afternoon and evening.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

Tuesday: S/SW winds 20/30 knots.<p>Wednesday: S'ly winds 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots early morning. Winds becoming S/SW 18/23 knots in the afternoon and reaching 20/30 knots south of Shark Bay.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

Tuesday: S/SE winds 13/18 knots.<p>Wednesday: SE winds 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

Tuesday: S/SW winds 20/30 knots.<p>Wednesday: S/SE winds 20/30 knots easing to SE 15/20 knots during the morning. Winds becoming S/SW 20/30 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Kuri Bay to Wallal

Tuesday: W/NW winds 10/15 knots.<p>Wednesday: W/SW winds 10/15 knots tending W/NW 13/18 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wyndham

Tuesday: West/southwest winds 15 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Wednesday: West/southwest winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 inshore in the afternoon. Isolated storms with gusts to 40 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

Mandurah to Cape Leeuwin

Tuesday: SE/SW winds 20/30 knots.<p>Wednesday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots offshore for a period early morning. Winds tending SE/SW 13/18 knots by late morning then increasing to S/SE 20/30 knots during the afternoon. Winds north of Cape Naturaliste tending S/SW 20/30 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

Tuesday: S/SW winds 13/18 knots, reaching S/SW 18/23 knots south of Cape Cuvier.<p>Wednesday: S/SW winds 10/15 knots tending W/SW 13/18 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Perth Local

Wednesday: SE 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots offshore before sunrise. Winds easing to E/SE 13/18 knots by mid morning before becoming S/SW 18/23 knots early afternoon and increasing to S/SW 20/30 knots late afternoon. Morning, shifting S/SW'ly and increasing to 18/23 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Perth Offshore

Tuesday: S/SW winds 20/30 knots, becoming S/SE 20/30 knots towards midnight.<p>Wednesday: SE winds 13/18 knots reaching 20/25 knots offshore for a period early morning. Winds becoming S/SW 18/23 knots early afternoon and increasing to S/SW 20/30 knots late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

Tuesday: W/NW winds 15/20 knots.<p>Wednesday: W'ly winds 8/13 knots tending W/NW 10/15 knots late morning then W/NW 15/20 knots in the late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m