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Banks Strait Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Launceston
Low Fri 11:15 (0.9m)High Fri 17:18 (4.0m)
Low Fri 23:38 (0.8m)
High Sat 05:44 (4.0m)
forecast winds
Friday: N/NE 25 ktsSaturday: N/NE 20/30 kts
Sunday: W 15/25 kts
forecast
North to northeasterly 15/20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Franklin Sound in the late evening. Seas: 1/2 metres, decreasing to 1/1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: East to northeasterly 1/1.5 metres. Outlook Saturday: North to northeasterly 20/30 knots shifting westerly during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres. Swell: East to northeasterly 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1/2 metres by early evening. Outlook Sunday: Westerly 15/25 knots. Seas: 1.5/2 metres. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Issued Fri 05:00 ESTSeas: Up to 2.0m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, ENE
most recent warnings
Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Upper East, Central West, South East, Lower East and South West coasts
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