Upper South East Coastal Waters Forecast: Murray Mouth to Cape Jaffa

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Forecast issued at 10:08 am CST on Saturday 22 July 2017.

Weather Situation

A high 1026 hPa over New South Wales will move further eastwards. A cold front will move over southern coasts later Saturday and over the south of the State on Sunday, ahead of a high moving over the north on Monday. A trough of low pressure is expected to move across the west and south of the State on Tuesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Upper South East Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots reaching 25 to 30 knots offshore in the late morning and early afternoon and again in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers south of Salt Creek in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm with squalls to 50 knots south of Salt Creek in the evening.

Sunday 23 July

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Upper South East Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching 20 to 30 knots offshore early morning. Winds turning west to southwesterly during the afternoon and easing to 15 to 20 knots late afternoon and to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of Salt Creek during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning with possible squalls to 50 knots.

Monday 24 July

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.

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 CST Saturday.

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