The last thing we wanted to see with a 5.30am start tomorrow for the Capel 3000........
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Severe Weather Warning
for damaging winds
for people in the South West, South Coastal and Great Southern forecast
districts.
Issued at 2:48 pm WST on Friday 26 September 2014.

For people in parts of WA southwest of a line from Bunbury to Katanning to Bremer Bay. This includes people in, near or between the following towns: Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Bridgetown, Katanning and Albany.

Weather Situation
The passage of a cold front during Saturday morning may cause DAMAGING WINDS to
100 kilometres per hour that could result in DAMAGE TO HOMES AND PROPERTY.

DAMAGING WINDS are likely to develop about the Southwest Capes after 2am
Saturday morning and extend to Bunbury and Bremer Bay by about 5am. Conditions
will ease by late Saturday morning.
Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast with totals between 20 and 40mm and
isolated falls to around 70mm. FLOOD WATCHES have been issued for the South
West District and southern parts of the Lower West District, please refer to
the latest FLOOD WATCHES for further details.
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This may impact on Course Set up tomorrow morning, should we experience the full extent of the cold front some delay will be likely at best, and course conditions will impact on play.

Hopefully all the work to get to this
Will not be in vain

More importantly please Stay safe, drive carefully and good luck.

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