Forecast for Thursday, 15 October
Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Hopetoun early this morning.
Winds:
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots east of Hopetoun early in the morning. Winds shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas:
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell:
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Forecast for Friday, 16 October
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds:
Variable below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of Esperance in the evening.
Seas:
Around 1 metre.
Swell:
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Hopetoun. Easterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 17 October
Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds:
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas:
Around 1 metre.
Swell:
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.