Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in West Coast and parts of North West Pastoral districts.

Issued at 11:22 am Monday, 23 October 2023.

Damaging wind gusts possible with the passage of a cold front this afternoon.

Weather Situation: A strong cold front will cross the west of the state this afternoon, arriving from the Western Australia border around midday today before crossing the Nullarbor and reaching Ceduna by early evening. Fresh northerly winds ahead of the front will shift to strong and gusty southwesterlies behind the front, where the damaging wind gusts are most likely.

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 100km/h are possible in the warning area in the southwesterly flow behind the passage of a front this afternoon and evening.

Winds will remain strong and gusty for a couple of hours after the front, with winds likely to ease from the west and decrease below warning thresholds by the late evening.

Locations which may be affected include Ceduna, Maralinga, Oak Valley, Cook, Nullarbor and Fowlers Bay.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your property.
* Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.