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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Wednesday, 27 May 10:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres about Banks Strait.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending northwest to northeasterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds shifting northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, tending westerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Southeast to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of rain.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres. South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening. East to northeasterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres. East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots turning north to northeasterly below 10 knots in the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Southwesterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending westerly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres. East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres. Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening then becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday. Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres. Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres. Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly 2.5 metres. Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres. Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Flinders Island

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4 kn NNE

· 14 °C

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Temperature

Big River Cove

↓ Cooling

Now: 14 °C

Tides

Big River Cove

↓ Falling

Current: 1.04m

Weather Now for Big River Cove

14 °C

Feels like 14 °C

Wind

4 kn NNE

Humidity

95%

Pressure

1018 hPa

At Flinders Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Big River Cove

4 kn NNE

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Sun

9 h 34 m of daylight

Now: 12:46am

81 seconds less than yesterday

Moon

88% illuminated

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