Far Northwest Coastal Waters Forecast: Sandy Cape to Stanley including King Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 October 2023.

Weather Situation

A westerly stream following a cold front will ease and turn southeasterly as a deep low pressure system develops over eastern Victoria on Wednesday. The low will move southeastwards to be over the Tasman Sea on Thursday. The flow will turn cooler southerly on Friday ahead of a high pressure system at the weekend.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Swell
Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

Wednesday 4 October

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming southerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 5 October

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly before dawn.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres east of King Island.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Friday 6 October

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres during the morning.
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

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.

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