Westerly 25/30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the east during the day. Winds turning southwesterly 20/30 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: 2.5/3 metres, increasing to 3/4 metres in the far east. Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5/2.5 metres, increasing to 2/4 metres in the east. Outlook Saturday: West to southwesterly 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the far east early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming northwest to northeasterly 10/15 knots in the evening. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres, decreasing to 1/1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5/2.5 metres, tending southerly 1.5/2.5 metres during the morning. Outlook Sunday: Northerly 10/15 knots turning west to northwesterly 15/20 knots during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres in the far west during the morning. Swell: South to southwesterly 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Issued Fri 05:10