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Strong Wind Warning for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters, Far West Coast, Upper West Coast, Lower West Coast, Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent and Lower South East Coast

Strong Wind Warning for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters, Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent and Investigator Strait

Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and northwesterly winds are expected during Tuesday and Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and Mid North forecast districts and parts of the West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Upper South East, Lower South East and North East Pastoral forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.

DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of up to 100 km/h are occurring about the Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island this morning, and forecast to extend throughout the rest of the warning area from around sunrise.
Winds are forecast to ease about the coastal areas, including Kangaroo Island, in the early afternoon. Winds about the elevated areas are expected to ease by late this afternoon.
Locations which may be affected include Adelaide, Murray Bridge, Kingscote, Gawler, Victor Harbor, Meningie, Jamestown, Burra and Peterborough.
102 km/h wind gust was recorded at Cape Willoughby at 1:45 am ACST
98 km/h wind gust was recorded at Edithburgh at 4:38 am ACST
96 km/h wind gust was recorded at Outer Harbor Tide Gauge at 3:41 am ACST
94 km/h wind gust was recorded at Minlaton Airport at 3:37 am ACST
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Black Pole at 3:33 am ACST