Lower South East Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Jaffa to SA-Vic Border

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Forecast issued at 5:12 am CDT on Tuesday 17 October 2017.

Weather Situation

A trough of low pressure will move over the Far West Coast today, across most central coastal waters on Wednesday, then northern Gulf Waters and South East coasts early Thursday morning.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots offshore in the early morning and easing to 10 to 15 knots mid afternoon, tending east to northeast 15 to 20 knots late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon and below 1 metre late evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 18 October

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots offshore becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon, reaching 15 to 20 knots offshore then tending northerly around 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers in the evening.

Thursday 19 October

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm CDT Tuesday.

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