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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Tuesday, 15 September 10:33AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm about Banks Strait in the afternoon and evening. Possible small hail from the late morning.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Winds tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Franklin Sound early in the morning. Winds turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning. Possible small hail.

Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds turning westerly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 5 to 6 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible small hail offshore.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day. Winds turning southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending southwesterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Possible small hail.

Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 6 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Possible small hail.

Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Westerly 5 metres, tending southwesterly 5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail offshore in the early morning.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the early morning then tending westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 5 to 6 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres, tending westerly 5 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 15 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Possible small hail offshore.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.

Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 16 September

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 17 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Flinders Island

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28 kn W

· 11 °C

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Temperature

Lady Barron Harbour

↓ Cooling

Now: 11 °C

Tides

Lady Barron Harbour

↓ Falling

Current: 1.49m

Weather Now for Lady Barron Harbour

11 °C

Feels like 0 °C

Wind

28 kn W

Humidity

63%

Pressure

1021 hPa

At Flinders Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Lady Barron Harbour

28 kn W

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