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[rooster59]

More rain, waves and red flags expected at many Phuket beaches this weekend

The Phuket News

Tourists obliviously enjoying Phuket's beaches as storm weather approaches.

PHUKET: Thailand’s Southern Meterological Center (West Coast) has advised beach-goers in Phuket and adjacent provinces to monitor the weather closely and to heed red flags posted to warn swimmers of dangerous surf expected throughout the region this weekend.

According to the Thai Met’s forecast, rainclouds are expected to blanket 80 per cent of the area of Phuket in the coming two days, and 70 per cent of the other Andaman coastal provinces of Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi and Trang, respectively, while those in Satun have a slightly better chance of seeing blue skies today there, where raincloud coverage is expected to be 60 per cent.

The Thai Met forecasts the monsoon wind, which will be blowing primarily from the southwest throughout the weekend, to be about 15kph and as high as 35kph, which will result in waves of between 1-2 metres high, and higher in storms.

However, according to a forecast by the Wind Guru website, which tracks wind and surf throughout the world, the wind off Phuket should be relatively light today, and tomorrow, blowing at between 8 to 10 knots, or approximately 15-22 kph, which should result in average wave heights of between 50cm to a metre.

Temperature highs should not exceed 31 degrees Celsius, or get cooler than 24 degrees C, while the sun is due to set at 6.41pm and rise again tomorrow at 6.08am [sIC].

High tide this morning will be at 9.49am, with the tide mark to reach 1.17 metres above the average mark, before receding to the lowest point of the day at 4.10pm this afternoon, when the tide is expected to be 1.38 metres below the average mark.

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-- Phuket News 2016-06-04

[stevenl]

I think well find the TMD's forecast incorrect. Look at Windguru, much more reliable. The forecast for this weekend is for hardly any wind and rain.

[stevenl]

I think well find the TMD's forecast incorrect. Look at Windguru, much more reliable. The forecast for this weekend is for hardly any wind and rain.

Having said that, of course it starts to rain.

[LivinginKata]

White water surf at Kata beach, tide extremely high. Still plenty of tourists takig a big risk by 'playing' in the surf.

[Farang99]

It is pretty fair cheek to forecast rain and wind for this weekend, when there has been pretty well nothing else for the past 15 days. Yesterday (Saturday) however, while there were a couple of showers in the morning and early afternoon, there has been not another drop of rain since. So much for forecasting accuracy.

[stevenl]

It is pretty fair cheek to forecast rain and wind for this weekend, when there has been pretty well nothing else for the past 15 days. Yesterday (Saturday) however, while there were a couple of showers in the morning and early afternoon, there has been not another drop of rain since. So much for forecasting accuracy.

Windguru was more or less correct, TMD never is.