SWITCHING WIND FORECAST INFORMATION NSW

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RAINFALLS

WATER USAGE REDUCTION TARGETS

Windest Areas Updated  

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE TAS
50 gusting 61/NNW at 1130
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) TAS
29 gusting 48/NNW at 1136
WATTAMOLLA NSW
35 gusting 46/ S at 1130

WA Kimberley Downs (604 mm)
(West Kimberley) Napier Downs (565 mm)
(West Kimberley) Truscott (548 mm)
NT Pigeon Hole (223 mm)
(Victoria) Lakefield (209 mm)
(Roper-McArthur) Elsey (207 mm)
SA Mt Gambier (23 mm)
(Lower Southeast) Penola (21 mm)
(Lower Southeast) Coonawarra (21 mm)
(Lower Southeast)
Qld Herbert Vale (122 mm)
(Lower Carpentaria) Terraine Tm (121 mm)
(East Darling Downs) Woolooga (101 mm)
NSW/ACT Nimbin (135 mm)
(Upper North Coast) Bangalow (132 mm)
(Upper North Coast) New Italy (132 mm)
(Upper North Coast)
Vic Boonah (44 mm)
(West Coast) Weeaproinah (43 mm)
(West Coast) Mt Baw Baw (39 mm)
Tas Mt Read (91 mm)
(West Coast) Strathgordon (60 mm)
(West Coast) Queenstown (48 mm)

 

 

NSW GUNNEDAH AIRPORT SSE 31 46 0500
NSW ARMIDALE AIRPORT ESE 33 53 0501
NSW YAMBA PILOT STATION E 35 51 0500
NSW YAMBA PILOT STATION E 35 57 0503
NSW GRAFTON AIRPORT SE 38 70 0500
NSW GRAFTON AIRPORT ESE 35 70 0504
NSW KEMPSEY AIRPORT SE 27 55 0504
NSW COFFS HARBOUR MO ESE 46 70 0500
NSW PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT ESE 24 48 0507
NSW PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT ESE 27 48 0509
NSW TAREE AIRPORT E 29 50 0503
NSW NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION ESE 59 70 0500
NSW WILLIAMTOWN RAAF E 35 55 0500
NSW MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) ESE 31 44 0500
NSW MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) SE 35 53 0517
NSW NORAH HEAD ESE 51 63 0500
NSW MURRURUNDI GAP SE 48 70 0500
NSW NULLO MOUNTAIN E 35 57 0500
NSW MOUNT BOYCE E 20 42 0500
NSW ORANGE AIRPORT ESE 31 48 0500
NSW SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO ESE 38 50 0500
NSW KURNELL ESE 38 55 0500
NSW LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) ESE 44 59 0500
NSW TERREY HILLS ESE 37 57 0500
NSW BANKSTOWN AIRPORT ESE 27 46 0513
NSW MANLY (NORTH HEAD) ESE 53 72 0510
NSW WATTAMOLLA SE 55 64 0500
NSW JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR ) E 24 46 0500
NSW JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR ) E 27 46 0514
NSW BELLAMBI ESE 42 50 0500
NSW MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E 44 50 0500
NSW MOUNT GININI E 40 63 0500
NSW CABRAMURRA SMHEA ESE 48 76 0500

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperature Greatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperature Greatest variation below normal minimum

NSW: 5.2 at 0500 THREDBO

Hottest
Hottest maximum temperature Greatest variation below normal maximum Hottest minimum temperature Greatest variation below normal minimum

NSW: 26.7 at 0500 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION

WIND

RAINFALLS

WATER USAGE REDUCTION TARGETS

Windspeed table for Conversion of Knots, Beaufort, m/s and km/h.
Knots Bft. m/s km/h Label Effect on sea
1 0 0 - 0,2 1 Calm Sea like a mirror
1-3 1 0,3-1,5 1-5 Light Air Ripples with the appearance of scales are formed, but without foam crests
4-6 2 1,6-3,3 6-11 Light Breeze Small wavelets, still short, but more pronounced. Crests have a glassy appearance and do not break
7-10 3 3,4-5,4 12-19 Gentle Breeze Large wavelets. Crests begin to break. Foam of glassy appearance. Perhaps scattered white horses
11-15 4 5,5-7,9 20-28 Moderate Breeze Small waves, becoming larger; fairly frequent white horses
16-21 5 8,0-10,7 29-38 Fresh Breeze Moderate waves, taking a more pronounced long form; many white horses are formed. Chance of some spray
22-27 6 10,8-13,8 39-49 strong Breeze Large waves begin to form; the white foam crests are more extensive everywhere. Probably some spray
28-33 7 13,9-17,1 50-61 Near Gale Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to be blown in streaks along the direction of the wind
34-40 8 17,2-20,7 62-74 Gale Moderately high waves of greater length; edges of crests begin to break into spindrift. The foam is blown in well-marked streaks along the direction of the wind
41-47 9 20,8-24,4 75-88 Severe Gale High waves. Dense streaks of foam along the direction of the wind. Crests of waves begin to topple, tumble and roll over. Spray may affect visibility
48-55 10 24,5-28,4 89-102 Storm Very high waves with long over-hanging crests. The resulting foam, in great patches, is blown in dense white streaks along the direction of the wind. On the whole the surface of the sea takes on a white appearance. The 'tumbling' of the sea becomes heavy and shock-like. Visibility affected
56-63 11 28,5-32,6 103-117 Violent Storm Exceptionally high waves (small and medium-size ships might be for
a time lEast to view behind the waves). The sea is completely covered with long white patches of foam lying along the direction of the wind. Everywhere the edges of the wave crests are blown into froth. Visibility affected
64-71 12 32,7-36,9 118-133 Hurricane The air is filled with foam and spray. Sea completely white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected

States Hours to add to UTC (GMT) to get Standard Time Hours to add to UTC (GMT) to get Daylight Saving Time
NSW, Victoria, Tasmania +10 = Eastern Standard Time +11 = Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Queensland +10 = Eastern Standard Time Does not use Daylight Saving Time
South Australia +9.5 = Central Standard Time +10.5 = Central Daylight Saving Time
Northern Territory +9.5 = Central Standard Time Does not use Daylight Saving Time
Western Australia +8 = Western Standard Time +9 = Western Daylight Saving Time

 

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