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NSW/ACT - Thu 14:33 EST
Coastal Strong Wind/Gale Warning

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High Thu 19:02 EST (1.6m)
Low Fri 01:33 EST (0.3m)
High Fri 07:06 EST (1.3m)
Low Fri 13:26 EST (0.1m)

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Thursday: South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/15 knots in the late evening. Seas: below 1 metre increasing to up to 1 metre offshore. Swell: South to southeasterly 1/1.5 metres. Friday: Westerly 10/15 knots turning southwesterly 20/30 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Up to 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 2/3 metres by early evening. Swell: South to southeasterly 1.5/2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2/3 metres by early evening. Weather: Isolated thunderstorms, mainly south of Cape Byron. Caution: Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore in the evening. Outlook Saturday: Southerly 25/40 knots decreasing to 25/30 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: 2.5/4 metres, decreasing below 3 metres by early evening. Swell: Southeasterly 2.5/3 metres, increasing to 3/4 metres before dawn. Caution: Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore. Outlook Sunday: Southerly 25/30 knots, decreasing to 15/20 knots during the morning. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres. Swell: Southerly 2/3 metres, decreasing to 1.5/2 metres during the afternoon.

Issued Thu 14:33 EST

Seas: Up to 3.0m
Swell: Up to 3.0m, SE

forecast winds

Thursday: W/SW 10/15 kts
Friday: SW 20/30 kts
Saturday: S 25/40 kts
Sunday: S 25/30 kts

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