Point Danger to Wooli
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Issued at 3:06 PM EST on Saturday 4 February 2012
Synoptic Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to New South Wales north coast. During Sunday the ridge will weaken as the high moves south-southeast and a southerly change associated with a cold front crossing the southern Tasman Sea will develop on the south coast in the evening extending to the far north coast later on Monday.
Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards: Saturday: Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly about 2 metres.
Sunday: Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots becoming southeasterly up to 10 knots later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning then decreasing to below 1 metre by early evening. Swell: Easterly about 2 metres.
Monday: Winds: Westerly and light tending northeast to northwesterly up to 10 knots around midday then tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon. Winds tending south to southeasterly up to 10 knots later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 2 metres.
Tuesday: Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening. Swell: Easterly about 2 metres.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 AM EST Sunday.
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