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Banks Strait Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Launceston
High Fri 08:42 (3.9m)Low Fri 15:11 (0.8m)
High Fri 21:21 (4.0m)
Low Sat 03:38 (1.2m)
forecast winds
Friday: W/NW 25 ktsSaturday: W increasing 20/30 kts
Sunday: W/NW 25/30 kts
forecast
Northwesterly 15/20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres near Eddystone Point. Swell: East to northeasterly 1/1.5 metres. Outlook Friday: West to northwesterly 15/20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Banks Strait, decreasing to 10/15 knots late morning, turning north to northeasterly late afternoon then increasing to 15/20 knots late evening. Seas: 1/2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Swell: East to northeasterly 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Outlook Saturday: Northerly 15/20 knots turning westerly 15/25 knots early in the morning then increasing to 20/30 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre. Outlook Sunday: West to northwesterly 25/30 knots. Seas: 2/3 metres. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Issued Thu 22:00 EDTSeas: Up to 1.5m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, ENE
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