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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Local Waters Forecast for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Friday, 22 May 4:30AM

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre about Banks Strait.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots about Franklin Sound in the late morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
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Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late morning and afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Southerly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly below 10 knots during the day.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots near Cape Grim early in the morning.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening. Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres by early evening.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northwesterly about 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell: Westerly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending southwesterly 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then tending north to northeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres. East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
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