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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.

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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.
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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.





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