Coastal Waters Forecast: Far North Coast NSW
Issued at 4:45 am EDT on Wednesday 10 March 2010
Warnings:
Strong Wind Warning all NSW Coastal Waters apart from Sydney Closed Waters.
Synoptic Situation:
A low south of Tasmania is moving southeast with a strengthening high developing
in the Bight. The two systems combine to generate strong southerlies extending
from the south to the remainder of the coast during Wednesday and Thursday.
IDN1002302:
Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Wednesday until midnight:
Wind: N/NW 10/15 knots, ahead of a S/SE change 15/20
knots during the morning and early afternoon, increasing to 20/25 knots later.
Sea: about 1 metre, rising to 1.5 to 2.5 metres later.
Swell: E about 2 metres.
Isolated thunderstorms.
Thursday:
Wind: S/SE 20/25 knots increasing to 25/30 knots in the afternoon.
Sea: 2 to 2.5 metres rising to 2.5 to 3 metres in the afternoon.
Swell: S/SE 2
to 2.5 metres.
Friday:
Wind: S/SE 15/25 knots, reaching 20/30 knots in north.
Source: BOM ftp://ftp2.bom.gov.au----IDN10023.txt
Northern Rivers General Forecast - IDN1006001
Issued at 5:15am on Wednesday the 10th of March 2010
Warnings:
at issue time: For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site
The BOM and/or weather and/or nsw
Wednesday:
Isolated showers mostly in the afternoon and the chance of thunderstorms. Light northwesterly winds ahead of a moderate south to southeasterly change developing in the morning, winds becoming fresh on the coast later.
Lismore: Shower or two developing Max: 30°C
Cape Byron: Shower or two developing Max: 28°C
Grafton: Shower or two developing Max: 29°C
Thursday:
Scattered showers. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.
Lismore: A few showers. Min: 18°C Max: 25°C
Friday:
Scattered showers. Southeast winds.
Lismore: A few showers. Min: 18°C Max: 26°C Nil
Saturday:
Isolated showers. East to southeast winds.
Lismore: Shower or two. Min: 18°C Max: 26°C
BBB
Source: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/show_prod.cgi?IDN10060