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Point Danger to Wooli

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Issued at 4:10 AM EST on Wednesday 22 May 2013

Synoptic Situation
A deep low pressure system over the southeastern Tasman Sea is moving towards New Zealand and a high pressure ridge over the northern Tasman Sea is weakening. Later on Thursday a low pressure trough will form near the New South Wales coast with a low expected to develop off the central coast by early Friday. A high pressure ridge is then expected to develop across New South Wales on Saturday.


Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday: Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Up to 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Thursday: Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Up to 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Friday: Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 25 to 35 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 PM EST Wednesday.

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Cape Byron sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise Sunset Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
sunrise
06:25AM
EST
sunset
04:59PM
EST
moon rise
2:35PM
EST
moon set
2:49AM
EST
Moon is currently 77% illuminated Full moon
May 25
Last quarter
Jun 01
New moon
Jun 09
First quarter
Jun 17


Current weather

Location Date/Time Wind (knots) Temp Barometer Rain (mm)
Dir Spd Gust (deg C) (hpa) 9am 10pm
Anemometer Location: 
On clifftop.
95m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Cape Byron 22/05:00 WSW 7 8 18 1013.8 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
1m above sea level.
4km from coast.
 Ballina 22/05:00 N 0 0 10.5 1013.7 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On sand hill.
63m above sea level.
1km from coast.
 Evans Head 22/05:00 NW 6 7 12.3 1013.4 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On headland.
29m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Yamba 22/05:00 WSW 6 7 13 1013.5 0 0

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Time Ht (m)
05.22 AM 1.38 High
11.34 AM 0.34 Low
06.13 PM 1.58 High

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