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Forecast issued at 10:04 am EDT on Wednesday 29 January 2020.
Weather Situation
A west to northwesterly stream continues as a high over South Australia moves to north of Tasmania today, then over the Tasman Sea by this evening. A hot northwesterly stream will develop during Thursday with a cold front to pass the far south in the late afternoon. Northerly winds freshen on Friday as a cold front slowly approaches from the west.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 30 January
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning, mainly north to northwesterly in the afternoon then north to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 31 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy. 60% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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