Appendix 3

Observations from selected coastal observing sites


Meteorological Observations at SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO

Site Number 066037 · Locality: SYDNEY AIRPORT · Opened Jan 1929 · Still Open
Latitude 33° 56'28"S · Longitude 151° 10'21"E · Elevation 6m
Local Time Air Temperature Relative Humidity MSL Pressure Wind Speed Wind Direction Rainfall Present Weather Past Weather
  (°C) (%) (hPa) (knots)   (mm) description description
26/12/1998 03:00 21.0 85 1009.1 4 NW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
26/12/1998 06:00 19.9 89 1008.6 4 WNW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
26/12/1998 09:00 23.5 66 1008.3 4 NW   Cloud forming or developing Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
26/12/1998 12:00 26.6 55 1005.6 13 NNE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
26/12/1998 15:00 26.5 53 1001.6 18 NE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
26/12/1998 18:00 25.3 56 998.1 20 NNE   Cloud forming or developing Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
26/12/1998 21:00 23.0 70 996.9 18 N   LIGHTNING seen but no thunder heard Cloud unchanged or cloudless
27/12/1998 00:00 23.2 69 996.6 4 N 0.0 Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 03:00 19.7 40 997.8 15 SW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 06:00 16.2 31 1000.9 27 SW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 09:00 17.8 29 1002.6 16 WSW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 12:00 23.1 17 1000.9 17 WNW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 15:00 26.3 14 999.4 17 W   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 18:00 26.5 15 999.1 19 W   SMOKE from bush or industrial fires Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
27/12/1998 21:00 23.4 20 1002.1 14 W   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 00:00 20.8 26 1002.6 9 W   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 03:00 19.7 32 1002.4 12 WSW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 06:00 18.5 42 1004.2 13 WSW   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 09:00 23.0 34 1006.1 9 W   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 12:00 26.8 33 1005.9 10 ESE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 15:00 25.7 42 1005.5 17 ENE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 18:00 24.3 53 1005.4 15 NE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
28/12/1998 21:00 22.2 64 1007.7 7 NE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
29/12/1998 00:00 21.4 75 1008.7 4 ENE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
29/12/1998 03:00 20.9 79 1007.4 5 NE   Cloud forming or developing Cloud unchanged or cloudless
29/12/1998 06:00 21.0 83 1008 0 Calm   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
29/12/1998 09:00 24.3 60 1008.8 9 NE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
29/12/1998 12:00 25.8 49 1008.4 5 NE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
29/12/1998 15:00 27.2 45 1005.6 13 NE   Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
29/12/1998 18:00 26.9 58 1004.6 16 NNE   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
29/12/1998 21:00 24.0 75 1007 10 N   Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed
30/12/1998 00:00 22.2 87 1008.7 3 ESE   HAZE of very small particles Cloud generally dissolving or becoming less well developed


Meteorological Observations at NOWRA RAN AIR STATION

Site Number 068076 · Locality: NOWRA · Opened Jan 1942 · Still Open
Latitude 34° 57'02"S · Longitude 150° 32'09"E · Elevation 109m
Local Time Air Temperature Relative Humidty MSL Pressure Wind Speed Wind Direction Rainfall Present Weather Past Weather
  (°C) (%) (hPa) (knots)   (mm) description description
26/12/1998 03:00 16.2 100 1008.9 2 W      
26/12/1998 06:00 15.0 100 1008.9 2 NW      
26/12/1998 09:00 22.1 76 1007.9 2 NE      
26/12/1998 12:00 25.6 65 1004.8 11 E      
26/12/1998 15:00 26.5 67 999.8 14 ENE      
26/12/1998 18:00 22.8 77 997.7 8 SSE      
26/12/1998 21:00 21.3 86 996.7 2 WSW      
27/12/1998 00:00 19.8 41 997.7 13 NW      
27/12/1998 03:00 15.7 46 998.8 14 WNW      
27/12/1998 06:00 12.1 59 999.8 10 W      
27/12/1998 09:00 15.8 45 999.8 21 WNW      
27/12/1998 12:00 20.8 32 998.8 22 W      
27/12/1998 15:00 23.2 30 997.7 20 WNW      
27/12/1998 18:00 23.4 29 997.7 22 WNW      
27/12/1998 21:00 20.2 35 1000.8 16 WNW      
28/12/1998 00:00 19.1 41 1001.8 13 NW      
28/12/1998 03:00 17.4 48 1001.8 15 WNW      
28/12/1998 06:00 16.2 53 1003.8 14 NW      
28/12/1998 09:00 21.0 47 1005.8 12 WNW      
28/12/1998 12:00 26.4 40 1005.8 4 N      
28/12/1998 15:00 24.9 48 1004.8 12 E      
28/12/1998 18:00 23.6 60 1005.8 14 E      
28/12/1998 21:00 20.4 87 1007.9 6 E      
29/12/1998 00:00 20.0 89 1008.9 4 ENE      
29/12/1998 03:00 17.7 98 1007.9 2 WSW      
29/12/1998 06:00 16.4 99 1007.9 1 NNW      
29/12/1998 15:00 27.6 61 1004.8 12 ENE      
29/12/1998 18:00 25.3 69 1004.8 10 SE      
29/12/1998 21:00 21.2 91 1008.9 12 S      
30/12/1998 00:00 20.0 95 1010.9 3 S      


Meteorological Observations at MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION

Site Number 069018 · Locality: MORUYA HEADS · Opened Jan 1875 · Still Open
Latitude 35° 54'38"S · Longitude 150° 09'06"E · Elevation 17m
Local Time Wind Speed Wind Direction State of the Sea Hieght of Wind Waves Height of Swell Waves Length of Swell Direction of Swell
  (knots)            
26/12/1998 03:00 0.0 Calm Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Short  
26/12/1998 06:00 2.0 N Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Short E
26/12/1998 09:00 10.0 NNE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Short NE
26/12/1998 12:00 22.0 NE Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 15:00 28.0 NE Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 18:00 12.0 ENE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 21:00 10.0 NNE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Short NE
27/12/1998 03:00 15.0 W Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average  
27/12/1998 06:00 8.0 W Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
27/12/1998 09:00 8.0 W Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
27/12/1998 12:00 15.0 WNW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
27/12/1998 15:00 22.0 WSW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
27/12/1998 18:00 22.0 WSW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
27/12/1998 21:00 14.0 WNW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
28/12/1998 03:00 2.0 WSW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average  
28/12/1998 06:00 2.0 W Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
28/12/1998 09:00 2.0 NE Smooth (wavelets) 0.1 - 0.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
28/12/1998 12:00 12.0 ENE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
28/12/1998 15:00 12.0 ENE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average E
28/12/1998 18:00 12.0 ESE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average E
28/12/1998 21:00 12.0 ENE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average  
29/12/1998 03:00 4.0 SE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average  
29/12/1998 06:00 5.0 SSW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average E
29/12/1998 09:00 4.0 SSW Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average E
29/12/1998 12:00 12.0 SSE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average E
29/12/1998 15:00 12.0 SSE Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average E
29/12/1998 18:00 12.0 S Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average SE
29/12/1998 21:00 14.0 S Slight 0.5 - 1.25m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average  

Meteorological Observations at MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION (continued)

Site Number 069018 · Locality: MORUYA HEADS · Opened Jan 1875 · Still Open
Latitude 35° 54'38"S · Longitude 150° 09'06"E · Elevation 17m
Local Time Air Temperature Relative Humidty ) MSL Pressure Rainfall Present Weather Past Weather
  (°C) (%) (hPa) (mm) description description
26/12/1998 03:00 19.0 92 1009.6 0.0 MIST Cloud unchanged or cloudless
26/12/1998 06:00 17.7 94 1008.2 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless MIST
26/12/1998 09:00 22.2 77 1007.4 0.0 Cloud forming or developing Cloud forming or developing
26/12/1998 12:00 23.1 76 1004.5 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud forming or developing
26/12/1998 15:00 22.6 79 999.6 0.0 HAZE of very small particles Cloud forming or developing
26/12/1998 18:00 20.0 92 995.3 4.4 Slight or Moderate THUNDERSTORM with RAIN or SNOW Slight or Moderate THUNDERSTORM with RAIN or SNOW
26/12/1998 21:00 19.4 92 995.7 2.4 LIGHTNING seen but no thunder heard Slight or Moderate THUNDERSTORM with RAIN or SNOW
27/12/1998 03:00 16.0 46 997.8 0.2 LIGHTNING seen but no thunder heard Slight RAIN SHOWER
27/12/1998 06:00 14.5 55 998.5 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless LIGHTNING seen but no thunder heard
27/12/1998 09:00 16.8 40 999.1 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
27/12/1998 12:00 21.4 35 996.8 0.0 Cloud forming or developing Cloud unchanged or cloudless
27/12/1998 15:00 22.5 35 996.3 0.0 Cloud forming or developing Cloud forming or developing
27/12/1998 18:00 22.3 37 997.3 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
27/12/1998 21:00 19.7 43 998.5 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
28/12/1998 03:00 16.1 70 1001.1 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
28/12/1998 06:00 16.0 70 1003.0 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
28/12/1998 09:00 19.4 63 1005.4 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud unchanged or cloudless
28/12/1998 12:00 23.2 58 1005.7 0.0 Cloud forming or developing Cloud unchanged or cloudless
28/12/1998 15:00 23.5 63 1005.7 0.0 Cloud unchanged or cloudless Cloud forming or developing
28/12/1998 18:00 20.6 74 1006.7 0.0 Cloud forming or developing Cloud forming or developing
28/12/1998 21:00 19.3 81 1008.4 0.0 Heavy continuous DRIZZLE Distant PRECIPITATION reaching the ground more than 5km away
29/12/1998 03:00 18.9 89 1008.7 0.6 Distant PRECIPITATION reaching the ground more than 5km away Heavy continuous DRIZZLE
29/12/1998 06:00 17.2 94 1008.8 0.2 MIST Heavy intermittent DRIZZLE
29/12/1998 09:00 17.9 91 1009.6 0.0 MIST MIST
29/12/1998 12:00 21.4 78 1008.5 0.0 HAZE of very small particles MIST
29/12/1998 15:00 21.8 77 1006.9 0.0 HAZE of very small particles HAZE of very small particles
29/12/1998 18:00 20.7 81 1007.1 0.0 Distant PRECIPITATION reaching the ground more than 5km away HAZE of very small particles
29/12/1998 21:00 20.4 87 1010.2 0.0 HAZE of very small particles Distant PRECIPITATION reaching the ground more than 5km away


Meteorological Observations at MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

Site Number 069017 · Locality: MONTAGUE ISLAND · Opened Jan 1949 · Still Open
Latitude 36° 15'18"S · Longitude 150° 13'30"E · Elevation 52m
Local Time Air Temperature Relative Humidty MSL Pressure Wind Speed Wind Direction Rainfall Present Weather Past Weather
  (°C) (%) (hPa) (knots)   (mm) description description
26/12/1998 03:00 20.2 100 1008.7 10 N      
26/12/1998 06:00 20.3 99 1007.5 14 NNE      
26/12/1998 09:00 21.6 82 1006.9 12 N      
26/12/1998 12:00 23.0 74 1004.2 21 NE      
26/12/1998 15:00 22.4 79 999.2 29 NE      
26/12/1998 18:00 19.6 94 995.0 37 ENE 3.0 Slight intermittent RAIN Moderate intermittent RAIN
26/12/1998 21:00 20.6 86 994.7 29 NNE     Moderate intermittent RAIN
27/12/1998 00:00 18.3 76 995.7 16 W 6.0 RAIN within past hour Moderate intermittent RAIN
27/12/1998 03:00 15.0 53 997.3 11 WSW     Moderate intermittent RAIN
27/12/1998 06:00 14.5 55 997.6 20 WNW      
27/12/1998 09:00 16.8 34 997.1 26 W      
27/12/1998 12:00 21.2 28 995.4 23 WNW      
27/12/1998 15:00 20.7 34 995.6 29 WNW      
27/12/1998 18:00 19.4 38 996.1 30 W      
27/12/1998 21:00 19.1 47 997.7 15 WNW      
28/12/1998 00:00 19.1 46 999.1 18 W      
28/12/1998 03:00 18.3 52 1000.5 10 WNW      
28/12/1998 06:00 17.9 62 1002.7 6 W      
28/12/1998 09:00 21.4 56 1004.9 7 SSE      
28/12/1998 12:00 21.1 58 1005.6 11 E      
28/12/1998 15:00 21.0 64 1005.6 15 ESE      
28/12/1998 18:00 18.6 78 1006.5 14 SE      
28/12/1998 21:00 17.1 87 1008.4 14 ESE      
29/12/1998 00:00 16.7 96 1009.7 11 ESE 3.0 RAIN within past hour Moderate intermittent RAIN
29/12/1998 03:00 15.9 97 1008.5 13 SSE 4.0 RAIN within past hour Moderate intermittent RAIN
29/12/1998 06:00 16.3 97 1008.4 11 S 1.0 Slight intermittent RAIN Moderate intermittent RAIN
29/12/1998 09:00 17.4 92 1009.1 12 SSW 0.2   Moderate intermittent RAIN
29/12/1998 12:00 19.8 80 1008.4 10 S      
29/12/1998 15:00 20.5 76 1006.9 10 S      
29/12/1998 18:00 20.4 82 1007.1 11 S      
29/12/1998 21:00 19.3 83 1010.3 23 S      
30/12/1998 00:00 18.2 76 1011.8 20 S      


Meteorological Observations at GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

Site Number 084016 · Locality: GABO ISLAND · Opened Jun 1859 · Still Open
Latitude 37° 34'11"S · Longitude 149° 54'53"E · Elevation 15.2m
Local Time Wind Speed Wind Direction State of Sea Height of Wind Waves Height of Swell Waves Length of Swell Direction of Swell
  (knots)            
26/12/1998 03:00 18 NNE Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 06:00 22 NNE Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 09:00 23 NNE Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Short NE
26/12/1998 12:00 30 NNE Rough 2.5 - 4m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 15:00 28 NE Rough 2.5 - 4m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 18:00 38 NNE Rough 2.5 - 4m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
26/12/1998 21:00 22 SW Rough 2.5 - 4m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average NE
27/12/1998 03:00 28 SW Rough 2.5 - 4m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average SW
27/12/1998 06:00 14 SW Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average SW
27/12/1998 09:00 17 W Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Average SW
27/12/1998 12:00 28   Moderate 1.25 - 2.5m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW
27/12/1998 15:00 30 NW Very Rough 4 - 6m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW
27/12/1998 18:00 25 W Very Rough 4 - 6m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW
27/12/1998 21:00 45 SW Very Rough 4 - 6m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW
28/12/1998 03:00 38 SW Very Rough 4 - 6m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW
28/12/1998 06:00 28 SW Rough 2.5 - 4m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW
28/12/1998 09:00 33 SW Rough 2.5 - 4m Heavy (>4m) Short SW
28/12/1998 12:00 30 SW Very Rough 4 - 6m Moderate (2 to 4m) Long SW