MARITIME ALERT Roads and Maritime Services Maximum forecast wind speed for Sunday 17 August 2014 ALERT: Expect wind to exceed Fresh winds knots for the following locations: Coffs Coast Near gale Nearshore ForecastSundayNE windswell 3 - 4ft exposed open beaches, easing later. WIND: Early NNW 15 to 20 knots tending light WNW during the morning. MondayNE swell. Sets to 2 - 3ft exposed beaches, easing during the afternoon. WIND: WNW 10 to 20 knots. TuesdayResidual ENE swell 1 - 2ft exposed QLD beaches. S swell rising to 1 - 2ft northern NSW south facing breaks during the late afternoon. WIND: Early W 10 to 20 knots tending WSW later. WednesdaySSE swell around 2 - 3ft+ northern NSW south facing beaches early, rising to 3 - 5ft during the afternoon. Grading to 1 - 2ft exposed QLD breaks, rising to 2ft+ later. WIND: Early SSW 10 to 20 knots tending SSE 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Marine ForecastCoffs Coast: Wooli to Smoky CapeForecast for Sunday 17 August. Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Coffs CoastWinds: Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the morning. Winds shifting west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then tending northeast to southeasterly 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Weather: The chance of thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon.Forecast for Monday 18 August. Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.Issued at 04:10 AM AEST on Saturday 16 August 2014 for the period until midnight AEST on Monday 18 August 2014. Macquarie Coast Gale Nearshore ForecastSundayShort period NE windswell 2 - 3ft+ exposed open beaches early, rising to 3 - 4ft during the day. Mixing with underlying S groundswell rising to 1 - 3ft south facing beaches during the afternoon. WIND: Early NNE 15 to 25 knots tending NNW to NW 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. MondayNE swell. Sets to 3 - 4ft most exposed open beaches, grading to 2 - 3ft elsewhere depending on exposure, gradually easing during the afternoon. WIND: WNW 10 to 15 knots tending WSW during the afternoon. TuesdaySSE windswell 2 - 4ft south facing breaks, rising to 3 - 5ft during the afternoon. Mixing in with underlying ENE swell at 2 - 3ft elsewhere. WIND: WSW 15 to 25 knots tending SSW during the afternoon. WednesdaySSE swell 4 - 6ft south facing beaches, grading smaller elsewhere and easing during the afternoon. WIND: Early SSW 15 to 25 knots tending S during the day. Marine ForecastMacquarie Coast: Smoky Cape to Seal RocksForecast for Sunday 17 August. Gale Warning for Sunday for Macquarie CoastWinds: Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots before dawn then shifting west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the morning. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning, then tending easterly 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening. Weather: Heavy rain offshore south of Crowdy Head late in the morning. The chance of thunderstorms.Forecast for Monday 18 August. Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the evening. Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Isolated thunderstorms offshore south of Crowdy Head in the evening.Issued at 04:10 AM AEST on Saturday 16 August 2014 for the period until midnight AEST on Monday 18 August 2014. Tide and sunrise/sunset times at Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour for Sunday 17 August 2014 High tide: 01:01 AM - 1.34m, 01:40 PM - 1.53m Low tide: 07:10 AM - 0.47m, 08:12 PM - 0.56m Sunrise: 06:32 AM.Sunset: 05:27 PM.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:40:20 +0000
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