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Satellite image. WA Wed 4:00 pm WST

Western Australia

Wed 4:00 pm WST

A band of cloud across the far eastern interior of WA as tropical moisture is sucked south into a trough is triggering showers and thunderstorms. Streaks of high cloud over the west coast in jetstream winds are not causing any rain. Low cloud in the southeast is bringing drizzle.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 15:23PM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Strong Wind Warning for Albany to Israelite Bay.

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Sunny

16 - 30

Sunny

Broome

Possible thunderstorm

27 - 34

Possible thunderstorm

Bunbury

Sunny

19 - 34

Sunny

Geraldton

Sunny

23 - 41

Sunny

Kalgoorlie

Sunny

16 - 31

Sunny

Karratha

Sunny

27 - 37

Sunny

Kununurra

Mostly sunny

22 - 37

Mostly sunny

Perth

Mostly sunny

22 - 38

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: Roebourne, WA 42.0°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

Wednesday: E'ly winds 20/30 knots, easing to 20/25 knots around midnight.<p>Thursday: E/NE winds 18/23 knots, reaching 20/30 knots during the afternoon and easing to 20/25 knots around midnight.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

Wednesday: E/NE winds 18/23 knots, tending E/SE 10/15 knots west of Walpole. Winds east of Albany reaching E'ly 20/30 knots, easing to 20/25 knots around midnight.<p>Thursday: West of Walpole: N'ly 8/13 knots, tending SW/NW 5/10 knots during the afternoon. East of Walpole: E/NE winds 18/23 knots, reaching 20/30 knots east of Albany during the afternoon and easing to 20/25 knots around midnight.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

Wednesday: NW/SW winds 13/18 knots.<p>Thursday: S/SE winds 13/18 knots, shifting SW/NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon and reaching SW 13/18 knots west of Onslow by late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

Wednesday: S/SW winds 13/18 knots, reaching 13/18 knots south of Shark Bay.<p>Thursday: E/NE winds 10/15 knots, tending NW/SW 10/15 knots during the afternoon and reaching W/SW 13/18 knots during the late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

Wednesday: E/SE winds 18/23 knots.<p>Thursday: E/NE winds 20/25 knots, easing during the morning before shifting E/SE 18/23 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

Wednesday: S/SE winds 13/18 knots.<p>Thursday: N/NE'ly winds 10/15 knots, shifting NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon and becoming W/SW 10/15 knots during the late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Kuri Bay to Wallal

Wednesday: NW winds 10/15 knots.<p>Thursday: SE/NE winds 5/10 knots, tending N/NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 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

Wednesday: S/SE winds 10/15 knots.<p>Thursday: N/NE winds 13/18 knots, tending NW'ly 5/10 knots during the afternoon and W/SW 5/10 knots by late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

Wednesday: W/SW winds 10/15 knots.<p>Thursday: S/SW 5/10 knots, tending W/SW 13/18 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 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 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Perth Offshore

Wednesday: S/SE winds 10/15 knots.<p>Thursday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots, shifting NW 8/13 knots during the afternoon and W/SW 10/15 knots during the late afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

Wednesday: NW/SW winds 13/18 knots.<p>Thursday: E/NE winds 5/10 knots, tending NE/NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m