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South Australia Weather
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Warnings
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Coastal Waters Wind Warning
For the West Coast.
Issued at 3:50 pm CDT on Thursday 8 January 2009
Synoptic situation
a high [1025 hPa] centred well south of the Bight is expected to move slowly
east to be centred south of Mount Gambier on Friday.
Strong Wind Warning
for the West Coast.
S/SE winds strengthening to 23/28 knots from late afternoon until late evening.
Seas: rising to 2 to 3 m. SW swell 2 to 3 m.
The next warning will be issued by 10:00 pm CDST.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
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Local Weather
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| SA Fri 12:30 pm CDT |
High cloud over far southeast SA in a jetstream is not producing any rain. Skies are mostly cloud free over the rest of SA under a broad region of high pressure.
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South Australia Four Day Outlook |
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Mostly sunny across the state.
Hot and dry easterly winds.
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Partly cloudy in the east, hot in the north.
Milder southerly winds near the coast.
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Dry and warm to hot throughout.
Afternoon coastal sea breezes.
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Mostly sunny over the state.
Hot northeasterly winds developing.
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Coastal Waters
| Adelaide Local Waters |
Friday: SE 8/13 knots, reaching 13/18 knots south of Brighton in the evening. Afternoon and early evening seabreezes 13/18 knots.<p>Saturday: SE 8/13 knots. Afternoon and early evening seabreezes 13/18 knots. Sea: Up to 1.5 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m |
| Far West Coast |
SE 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots during the afternoon. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m |
| Gulf Waters |
SE 8/13 knots, reaching 13/18 knots southwest of a line Port Neill to Brighton until late morning, increasing to 13/18 knots in the evening. Afternoon seabreezes 13/18 knots. Sea: Up to 1.5 m Swell: Up to 2.0 m |
| South Central |
E/SE 15/20 knots, temporarily easing to 10/15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m |
| South East |
E/SE 8/13 knots, reaching 13/18 knots north of Cape Jaffa until late morning, turning S/SE 15/20 knots during the late afternoon and evening. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m |
| West Coast |
SE 10/15 knots turning S/SE during the afternoon and freshening to 18/23 knots with seabreezes then turning SE 18/23 knots in the evening. Sea: Up to 2.5 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m |
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Weather details
| Yesterday's Temperature & Rainfall |
| Minimum: |
Naracoorte, SA |
3.0°C |
| Maximum: |
Moomba, SA |
34.2°C |
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