National

Sat 10:15 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Head Office (Bureau National Operations Centre) Gale Warning 8 For Western Area Issued at 10:15 AM EST on Saturday 19 September 2026 ================================================================================ 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. ================================================================================ Weather Situation Vigorous flow associated with trough 35S115E 39S116E. Forecast trough near 35S119E 37S119E 40S120E at 190600UTC, trough 35S122E 40S124E at 191200UTC, near 38S126E 41S128E at 191800UTC, and decaying thereafter. 0700 UTC 19 September 2026

Warnings

SA

Sat 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Sat 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Cancellation for West Coast

TAS

Sat 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning SE & SW coasts. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Storm Bay, Channel & CN & Lower E Coasts

WA

Sat 07:38 AWST

Gale Warning Leeuwin, Albany & Esperances. Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Euclas. Cancelled Lancelin Coast

QLD

Sat 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Torres St & Peninsula, Cooktown & Cairns coasts. Cancelled South East Gulf of Carpentaria & NE Gulf of Carpentaria

NT

Sat 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Gove Peninsula Coast. Cancellation for North Tiwi and Arafura coasts

National

Sat 04:51 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

TAS

Sat 04:18 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, C Plateau & Western, North East, East Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Sat 04:18 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, C Plateau & Western, North East, East Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

National

Fri 22:11 AEST

Final Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern Area