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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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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
05:18AM
EST
sunset
06:40PM
EST
moon rise
3:41PM
EST
moon set
1:27AM
EST
Moon is currently 85% illuminated Full moon
Feb 08
Last quarter
Feb 15
New moon
Feb 22
First quarter
Mar 01


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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 04/17:30 ESE 7 9 25.2 1002.8 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
1m above sea level.
4km from coast.
 Ballina 04/17:30 ESE 5 9 25.5 1002.3 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On sand hill.
63m above sea level.
1km from coast.
 Evans Head 04/17:30 E 7 9 24.5 1002.5 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On headland.
29m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Yamba 04/17:30 ESE 5 7 24.6 1002.5 0 0

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05.47 AM 1.41 High
12.28 PM 0.49 Low
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