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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales Coastal Waters Forecast for New South Wales Sydney Coast: Broken Bay to Port Hacking Issued at 4:50 am EDT on Saturday 4 February 2012 for the period until midnight EDT Monday 6 February 2012. ================================================================================ Please be aware Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. ================================================================================ Warning Summary at issue time Nil. telephone 1300-659-218* or through some TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A small low off the south coast is embedded within the broad trough covering most of NSW. The low and the trough will weaken during Saturday as a high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to the north coast. Later on Sunday a southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast extending to the far north coast by Monday evening. Forecast for Saturday 4 February until midnight Winds: Becoming easterly 5 to 10 knots tending northeasterly later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres. Forecast for Sunday 5 February Winds: Northerly and light becoming northeasterly up to 15 knots around midday then increasing to 15 to 20 knots by early evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Easterly about 2 metres. Forecast for Monday 6 February Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots ahead of south to southwesterly change 20 to 25 knots about midday then becoming southerly and increasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing up to to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Easterly 2 to 3 metres. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday. Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Local Waters Forecast for Sydney Closed Waters Issued at 4:45 am EDT on Saturday 4 February 2012 for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 7 February 2012. ================================================================================ Please be aware Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. ================================================================================ Warning Summary at issue time Nil. telephone 1300-659-218* or through some TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A broad low pressure trough extends from northern inland of New South Wales to the south toward a small low off the south coast embedded within the trough. The low and the trough will weaken during Saturday as a high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to the north coast. Later on Sunday a southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast extending to Sydney by Monday afternoon. Forecast for Saturday 4 February until midnight Winds: Becoming easterly 5 to 10 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Forecast for Sunday 5 February Winds: Light winds tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots around midday. Seas: Below 0.5 metres increasing to 0.5 to 1 metres by early evening. Forecast for Monday 6 February Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots ahead of southerly change 20 to 25 knots during the day. Seas: Below 0.5 metres increasing to 1 metres during the afternoon. Forecast for Tuesday 7 February Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots later. Seas: 1 metre. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday. Forecasts provided by the BoM and are © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology |
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