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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Saturday, 31 October 5:15PM

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending westerly in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore early this evening.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 25 to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the evening.

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

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

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots shifting northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly during the morning then turning west to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of King Island early in the morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending south to southeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly during the day then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of King Island during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres offshore.

Swell: South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. North to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres. North to northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending northeasterly around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly in the early morning then shifting east to northeasterly in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then tending southwesterly 2 to 3 metres around midday.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly 25 to 30 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Westerly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly 2 metres, tending southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then tending westerly 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning westerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Northerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds shifting east to southeasterly in the afternoon.

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

Swell: Northerly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday. Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 2 November

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending east to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 3 November

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Flinders Island

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21 kn WNW

· 16 °C

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Temperature

Lady Barron Harbour

↓ Cooling

Now: 16 °C

Tides

Lady Barron Harbour

↓ Falling

Current: 1.41m

Weather Now for Lady Barron Harbour

16 °C

Feels like 9 °C

Wind

21 kn WNW

Humidity

87%

Pressure

1003 hPa

At Flinders Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

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