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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Saturday, 1 August 10:00AM

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

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

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming northerly 20 to 25 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres, tending westerly 3 to 4 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots near Eddystone Point in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of King Island during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers south of King Island, 60% chance elsewhere.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.

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

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

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

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

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning west to southwesterly during the morning.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore. Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon then tending north to northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon then tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: West to southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Westerly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

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

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 1 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 2 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 3 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

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

Flinders Island

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12 kn WNW

· 14 °C

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Temperature

Lady Barron Harbour

↑ Warming

Now: 14 °C

Tides

Lady Barron Harbour

↑ Rising

Current: 1.35m

Weather Now for Lady Barron Harbour

14 °C

Feels like 9 °C

Wind

12 kn WNW

Humidity

71%

Pressure

1031 hPa

At Flinders Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Lady Barron Harbour

12 kn WNW

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Sun

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Moon

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