IDN10008
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Norfolk Island Forecast
Issued at 3:00 pm EST Wednesday on 17 July 2019
Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
Weather Situation
A series of cold fronts are crossing the Tasman Sea, generating a large
southwesterly swell, whilst a ridge of high pressure lies to the north. One of
these fronts looks set to cross the island late Thursday and another on
Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds W/SW 10/15 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.
Forecast for Thursday
Cloud increasing. Medium (60%) chance of showers late in the day. Winds W/NW
10/15 knots in the morning, increasing to 20/25 knots in the afternoon, turning
W/SW in the evening or at night.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres later.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Precis: Late shower or two. Min: 15 Max: 20
UV Alert: Sun protection 10:10am to 1:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4
[Moderate]
Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of a shower in the early morning, then mostly
sunny in the afternoon. Winds W/SW 15/20 knots in the morning, decreasing to
15/20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Precis: Possible early shower. Min: 14 Max: 19
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of a shower. W winds 15/25 knots, turning
W/SW 25/30 knots late in the day.
Precis: Chance shower Min: 14 Max: 19
Forecast for Sunday
Mostly sunny. SW winds 15/20 knots.
Precis: Mostly sunny. Min: 14 Max: 19
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday
