Marine Weather Warnings - Ocean Gale Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Head Office (Bureau National Operations Centre)

Gale Warning For Western Area


Issued at 03:43 PM EST on Saturday 27 July 2024

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Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the
forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
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Weather Situation
Vigorous flow associated with a cold front 33S099E 37S103E 40S105E to low 986hPa near 42S102E, forecast 34S105E 41S109E to low 984hPa near 44S107E at 271200UTC, near 36S110E 44S114E at 271800UTC, near 39S117E 44S118E at 280000UTC, and near 45S122E 49S123E at 280600UTC.



1300 UTC 27 July 2024

• 16:04 AEST Snowy weekend ahead in the mountains
• 13:42 AEST Perth's first wetter-than-average month in more than a year
• 13:13 AEST Prolonged cold outbreak for southeastern Australia
• 14:03 AEST A stormy taste of spring for NSW and Qld