Coastal Waters Forecast for New South Wales

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Coastal Waters Forecast for New South Wales
Issued at 4:45 am EST on Wednesday 1 September 2010
valid until midnight on Friday

Please Be Aware:
Wind gusts may be a further 40 per cent 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.

Synoptic Situation
A high pressure system over the northern Tasman Sea will move slowly to the east
over the next couple of days. A cold front is expected to reach the southern
part of the coast on Wednesday, bringing a southerly wind change that will make
it to the Mid North Coast on Thursday before weakening. A low pressure system
will deepen over South Australia on Friday as a high pressure ridge extends over
Tasmania directing southeast to northeast flow over NSW coastal waters.

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Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Sea: 1
to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell:
Southeasterly 1 metre. n
Thursday: Wind: North to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots. Sea: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: Easterly to southeasterly 0.5 to 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly during the
morning then tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon. Winds easterly
during the evening.

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Mid North Coastal Waters, Wooli to Seal Rocks and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: Northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending north to
northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northerly 10 to 20
knots during the afternoon. Winds northwesterly 10 to 15 knots later in the
evening.Sea: Up to 1.5 metres.Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre tending easterly 1.5
metres late this evening.
Thursday: Wind: Northwest to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending northeast to
southeasterly around midday then becoming light later in the evening.Sea: Below
1 metre.Swell: Easterly to northeasterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres.
Friday: Wind: West to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending southerly during the
morning then tending east to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

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Hunter Coastal Waters, Seal Rocks to Broken Bay and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: North to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending
south to southwesterly about 10 knots later in the evening.Sea: Below 1 metre
increasing up to 1.5 metres during the morning then decreasing to below 1 metre
later in the evening.Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre.
Thursday: Wind: West to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to
southeasterly around dawn then becoming light during the afternoon. Winds
northwest to southwesterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.Sea: Below 1
metre.Swell: Easterly 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: South to southeasterly 5 to 15 knots tending easterly during the
afternoon then tending east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the evening.

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Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to
northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending south to
southwesterly about 10 knots later in the evening.Sea: Up to 1.5 metres.Swell:
Easterly about 1 metre.
Thursday: Wind: Southerly 5 to 10 knots becoming light during the morning then
tending south to southeasterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.Sea: Below 1
metre.Swell: Easterly about 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly during
the afternoon then tending east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the
evening.

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Sydney Closed Waters, Pittwater, Port Jackson and Botany Bay:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind:West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending
south to southwesterly about 10 knots in the evening. Waters:Slight, choppy at
times.
Thursday: Wind:Light winds tending south to southeasterly up to 10 knots later
in the evening. Waters:Smooth
Friday: Wind: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to
southeasterly during the afternoon then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 20
knots during the evening.

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Illawarra Coastal Waters, Port Hacking to Ulladulla and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind:Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots
during the afternoon. Winds south to southwesterly about 10 knots later in the
evening. Sea:Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres during the morning then
decreasing to below 1 metre by early evening. Swell:Easterly about 1 metre
tending northeasterly during the evening.
Thursday: Wind:Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots becoming light during
the morning then tending south to southeasterly up to 10 knots by early evening.
Winds southerly up to 15 knots later in the evening. Sea:Below 1 metre.
Swell:Easterly about 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly during
the afternoon then tending northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the evening.

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South Coastal Waters, Ulladulla to Gabo Island and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending
west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending south to
southwesterly by early evening. Sea: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 0.5 to
1.5 metres tending northeasterly 1 metre this afternoon and evening.
Thursday: Wind: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to
southeasterly up to 10 knots around dawn then tending south to southwesterly up
to 15 knots during the afternoon. Sea: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly about 1
metre.
Friday: Wind: Southeasterly 5 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly during
the afternoon then becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the evening.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:52 pm EST Wednesday.
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