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UPDATED
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
UPDATED Coastal Waters Forecast for New South Wales
Issued at 9:25 am EDT on Tuesday 6 January 2009
valid until midnight on Friday
Please Be Aware:
Wind gusts may be a further 40 per cent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
UPDATED
Illawarra Coastal Waters, Port Hacking to Ulladulla and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind:SW 5/10 knots, turning NE and increasing to 18/23
knots during the afternoon. Sea:less than 1 metre, rising to 2 to 2.5 metres
during the afternoon. Swell:NE about 1 metre.
Wednesday: Wind:Variable 5/10 knots, turning NE 20/30 knots during the day
ahead an evening S change 20/25 knots. Sea:Less than 1 metre rising to 2 to 3
metres during the day. Swell:NE 1 to 2 metres.
Thursday Outlook: Wind: S increasing to 20/30 knots early, tending S/SE.
Friday Outlook: Wind: E/SE 10/15 knots easing.
UPDATED
South Coastal Waters, Ulladulla to Gabo Island and 60nm seawards:
Tuesday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 5/10 knots, turning SE/NE 10/15 knots during
the afternoon. Sea: less than 1 metre rising to 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: NE 1
to 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: Variable 5/10 knots, turning NE 10/20 knots during the day
ahead of an afternoon/evening S/SE change 20/25 knots. Sea: Less than 1 metre
rising to 1.5 to 2.5 metres later in the day. Swell: NE 1 to 2 metres.
Thursday Outlook: Wind: SW/SE 20/30 knots.
Friday Outlook: Wind: SE 5/10 knots turning NE 10/15 knots.
Warnings
Strong Wind Warning from Broken Bay to Smoky Cape.
Synoptic Situation
A high is over the southern Tasman Sea. A trough is present along the central
coast of NSW. On Wednesday a strong southerly change will effect southern parts
of the coast, extending throughout on Thursday.
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