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Wallal to Cape Preston Marine Weather Overview

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marine forecast summary forecast

East to southeasterly 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning. Winds tending east to northeasterly 15/20 knots in the early afternoon then tending east to southeasterly 10/15 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1/1.5 metres offshore west of Port Hedland during the afternoon. Outlook Saturday: Southeasterly 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning. Winds tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then becoming southeasterly 10/15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening. Swell: East to northeasterly 1/1.5 metres. Outlook Sunday: East to southeasterly 15/20 knots decreasing to 10/15 knots in the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening. Swell: East to northeasterly 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Issued Fri 04:00 WST

Seas: Up to 2.5m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, E

forecast winds

Friday: E/SE 30 kts
Saturday: SE 30 kts
Sunday: E/SE 15/20 kts

Sun & Moon Times

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05:52 WST
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06:14 WST
sunset
17:47 WST
last light
18:10 WST
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15:12 WST
set
03:01 WST
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Apr 24
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May 15

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Generation gone with the wind

13:20 AEST A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia.  The chart below shows that the National Electricity Market (NEM) has endured a weeklong stretch of low wind generation, with wind power providing around 6% of the NEM’s electricity, down from last year’s average of 13.1% (Mon, April 15 to Wed, April 17).

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