View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 am EDT on Saturday 7 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A deep low pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea near New Zealand, and a high expands over the southeastern Australia. A south to southwesterly airstream between these two systems is weakening as the low moves further away to the east. During Saturday the high will drift slowly across New South Wales, with Sydney Waters winds becoming northeasterly by Sunday as the high reaches the Tasman Sea. The next trough is expected to bring a southerly change to Sydney Waters later on Tuesday next week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Sunday 8 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly below 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon, then easing to 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
Monday 9 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Tuesday 10 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending south to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday.
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