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Satellite image. WA Wed 11:00 am WST

Western Australia

Wed 11:00 am WST

Widespread, wispy cloud over WA is mostly high and is not causing any rainfall. A little cloud over southern coasts, in cool onshore winds is bringing the odd patch of drizzle. Staying mainly clear elsewhere under a broad ridge of high pressure and warm, dry easterly winds.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 09:34AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Strong Wind Warning for Albany to Israelite Bay.

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Increasing sunshine

15 - 26

Increasing sunshine

Broome

Mostly sunny

27 - 35

Mostly sunny

Bunbury

Sunny

17 - 32

Sunny

Geraldton

Sunny

22 - 39

Sunny

Kalgoorlie

Mostly sunny

14 - 29

Mostly sunny

Karratha

Mostly sunny

26 - 36

Mostly sunny

Kununurra

Possible thunderstorm

25 - 37

Possible thunderstorm

Perth

Mostly sunny

20 - 34

Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Hot in the west and interior. A few storms in the tropics. Hot northeasterly winds pushing to the west coast. A few storms in tropics and inland Pilbara. Hot through the west with late humid change. Hot through interior and south. Storms in north. Late cool change in the west. Hot inland/southeast. Showers developing in the southwest.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Windy Harbour, WA 8.0°C
Maximum: Port Hedland, WA 41.0°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

E/NE winds 20/25 knots tending E'ly 20/30 knots during the afternoon, before easing to 20/25 knots around midnight.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

E/NE winds 20/25 knots easing to 13/18 knots inshore by noon and tending E'ly 20/30 knots east of Albany during the afternoon before easing to 20/25 knots around midnight.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

W/SW winds 8/13 knots increasing to 13/18 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

E/SE winds 10/15 knots tending S/SW 15/20 knots during the afternoon and evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

E/NE 13/18 knots reaching 18/23 knots during the afternoon and evening.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

E/NE winds 13/18 knots tending S'ly 10/15 knots during the afternoon and reaching 15/20 knots for a period in the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wallal

NW/SW winds 8/13 knots, tending N/NW 13/18 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds north of Cape Leveque tending E'ly 8/13 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wyndham

Southeast/southwest winds to 10 knots. Inshore afternoon seabreezes 10/15 knots. Gusts to 35 knots with storms.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

Mandurah to Cape Leeuwin

E/NE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots by noon and tending S/SE 10/15 knots by evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

SE/SW winds 8/13 knots tending W/SW 13/18 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Perth Local

Wednesday: E/NE winds 10/15 knots, tending S'ly 10/15 knots for a period in the the afternoon and evening.<p>Thursday: NE'ly winds 10/15 knots, tending NW/SW 10/15 knots during the afternoon and S'ly 10/15 knots during the late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Perth Offshore

E/NE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots inshore by noon and tending S'ly 10/15 knots for a period in the the afternoon and evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

W/SW winds 10/15 knots tending W/NW 13/18 knots for a period during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m