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Forecast issued at 4:03 pm CDT on Friday 23 October 2020.
Weather Situation
A deep low pressure system about 1000 hPa near Port Augusta will move eastwards to be near Broken Hill late Friday evening and near Sydney on Saturday evening. A large high pressure system will become centred south of the Bight Saturday evening and move southeastwards to be south of Tasmania on Monday evening.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 24 October
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 25 October
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southerly 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Monday 26 October
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon and reaching 20 to 30 knots west of Nullarbor in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CDT Saturday.
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