IDT12328
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 5:00 am EDT on Sunday 26 January 2020
for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 28 January 2020.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
A trough embedded in a west to northwesterly stream will cross Tasmania this morning as a cold front passes to the south. A west to northwesterly stream will then persist over Tasmania until later next week.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Westerly 2.5 metres, tending southwesterly 3 to 4 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Sunday.
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