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Coastal Waters Forecast: Far North Coast NSW

Issued at 4:10 pm EST on Friday 3 July 2009

Warnings:
Gale Warning south of Smoky Cape. Strong Wind Warning north of Smoky Cape and for Sydney Closed Waters.

Synoptic Situation:
A complex low pressure trough over the southern Tasman Sea directs a vigorous west to southwest flow along the New South Wales coast. Over the weekend, winds should gradually ease from the north as the low moves to the east and weakens slowly.

IDN1002302:
Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards: Strong Wind Warning.

Friday until midnight:
Wind: W/SW 15/20 knots, reaching 25/33 knots chiefly offshore.
Sea: 2 to 3 metres.
Swell: S/SE about 1 metre.

Saturday:
Wind: SW 20/25 knots reaching 25/33 knots early, chiefly offshore, easing to 15/20 knots during morning.
Sea: 2.5 to 3.5 metres abating about 2 metres.
Swell: S 1.5 to 2 metres, reaching 3 metres offshore.

Sunday:
Wind: SW 10/20 knots easing.

Monday:
Wind: N/NW 5/15 knots.

Source: BOM ftp://ftp2.bom.gov.au----IDN10023.txt

Northern Rivers General Forecast - IDN1006001

Issued at 5:15am on Saturday the 4th of July 2009

Warnings:
at issue time: For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site The BOM and/or weather and/or nsw

Saturday:
Fine and sunny. Moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Lismore: Fine. Sunny Max: 19°C
Cape Byron: Fine. Sunny Max: 17°C
Grafton: Fine. Sunny Max: 19°C

Sunday:
Early fog patches, otherwise fine. Light and variable winds.
Lismore: Fine. Min: 3°C Max: 20°C

Monday:
Early fog, otherwise fine. Variable winds.
Lismore: Fine. Min: 3°C Max: 20°C Nil

Tuesday:
Fine. Early fog. Southwest to southeast winds.
Lismore: Fine. Min: 5°C Max: 20°C

BBB Source: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/show_prod.cgi?IDN10060

Kingscliff Tide Table

Saturday 2009-07-04
Sunrise: 6:38AM
Sunset: 5:01PM
Moonset: 3:50AM
Moonrise: 2:14PM
Low: 12:47AM 0.4(m)
High: 5:55AM 0.9(m)
Low: 11:40AM 0.2(m)
High: 6:45PM 1.4(m)

Kingscliff Tide Graph

Tweed Wind Graph

Coolangatta Airport Winds Graph for Saturday 4th of July 2009 04:07:26 PM

Twilight Times

-28.35923S, 153.553752E
Sunrise: 06:37"Civilian" start: 06:12
"Nautical" start: 05:43
"Astronomical" start: 05:14
Sunset: 17:03"Civilian" end: 17:27
"Nautical" end: 17:56
"Astronomical" end: 18:25