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Coastal Waters Forecast: Far North Coast NSW

Issued at 3:52 pm EST on Saturday 5 July 2008

Warnings:
Strong Wind Warning north of Cape Byron.

Synoptic Situation:
A high pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea will move slowly east-northeast during Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday a cold front is expected to move across the southern Tasman Sea.

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

Saturday until midnight:
Wind: E/SE 15/20 knots, reaching 20/30 knots north of Cape Byron but easing this evening.
Sea: about 1.5 metres rising 2 to 3 metres north of Cape Byron but abating.
Swell: S/SE 2 to 3 metres, decreasing.

Sunday:
Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots.
Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: SE about 2 metres.

Monday Outlook:
Wind: NE 10/20 knots, reaching 25 knots offshore late.

Tuesday Outlook:
Wind: NW/NE 20/30 knots turning W'ly.

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

Northern Rivers General Forecast - IDN1006001

Issued at 4:03pm on Saturday the 5th of July 2008

Warnings:
at 1603 hours : Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters, easing
Saturday evening:
. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site The BOM

Saturday evening:
Isolated showers. Moderate east to southeast winds, fresh to locally strong along the coast, easing.

Sunday:
Isolated showers. Light to moderate east to northeast winds.
Lismore: Shower or two. Min: 9°C Max: 20°C
Cape Byron: Shower or two. Min: 14°C Max: 18°C
Grafton: Shower or two. Min: 10°C Max: 20°C

Monday:
Isolated showers, increasing later. Light to moderate northeast winds, freshening near the coast.
Lismore: Showers increasing later. Min: 9°C Max: 21°C

Tuesday:
Rain areas, easing. Northwest to northeast wind turning westerly.
Lismore: Rain easing. Min: 12°C Max: 21°C Nil

Wednesday:
Isolated showers clearing. West to northwest winds.
Lismore: Showers clearing. Min: 7°C Max: 20°C

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

Kingscliff Tide Table

Sunday 2008-07-06
Sunrise: 6:38AM
Sunset: 5:02PM
Moonrise: 9:00AM
Moonset: 8:28PM
Low: 5:06AM 0.1(m)
High: 10:41AM 1.1(m)
Low: 4:33PM 0.2(m)
High: 11:03PM 1.6(m)

Kingscliff Tide Graph

BOM's Wind

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: 17:28
"Nautical" end: 17:57
"Astronomical" end: 18:26