Weather inshore until 6pm on Friday will be blowing dust to dusty and cold by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of strong wind with poor horizontal visibility.

Offshore will be slight dust to dusty at places at times, the report added, strong wind with high sea and poor horizontal visibility.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly 12 to 22 knot, gusting to 32 knot at places at times.

Offshore, it will be northwesterly 16 to 26 knot gusting to 36 knot at places at times.

Visibility will be 3 to 7/2km or less at places at times.

Sea state inshore will be 3 to 5 feet at times. Offshore it will be 4 to 8 feet, rises to 14 feet at places at times.