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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Thursday, 28 May 4:30AM

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about Banks Strait.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 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 Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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 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 10 to 15 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 Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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 Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the late afternoon.

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 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

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: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning northerly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

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 Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds 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. Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending easterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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: Around 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 Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots near Maatsuyker Island during the morning. Winds 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 Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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: Variable about 10 knots.

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

▲ N

4 kn ENE

· 12 °C

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Temperature

Big River Cove

↑ Warming

Now: 12 °C

Tides

Big River Cove

↑ Rising

Current: 2.36m

Weather Now for Big River Cove

12 °C

Feels like 11 °C

Wind

4 kn ENE

Humidity

96%

Pressure

1018 hPa

At Flinders Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Big River Cove

4 kn ENE

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Sun

9 h 34 m of daylight

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Moon

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