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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Friday 6 December 2024.
Weather Situation
A broad trough of low pressure lingers over the state during Friday and early Saturday before a cold front crosses Saturday afternoon. A cooler west to southwesterly stream is expected on Sunday and will prevail during Monday as a high builds to the north. Another cold front arrives Tuesday morning.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 7 December
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending westerly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Sunday 8 December
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 9 December
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 10 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
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