Portland coastal forecast
Issued at: 4:18 am 2 May 2008 NZST
Valid to: 11:59 pm 2 May 2008 NZST
Forecast
*GALE WARNING IN FORCE*
Westerly 15 knots, rising to northwest 25 knots this afternoon and to 35 knots in the evening. Sea becoming very rough. Northeast swell 2 metres, easing.
Outlook
Outlook following 3 days: Northwest 35 knots. Change Saturday afternoon and evening southwest. Easing early Sunday 20 knots and dying out later Sunday. Developing Monday easterly 35 knots. Sea very rough at times. Moderate northeast swell easing Saturday. Moderate southerly swell developing Saturday and tending southeast Sunday.