IDT12331
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 10:05 am EST on Friday 26 April 2019
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 28 April 2019.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
A cold front lies just east of Tasmania with an associated deep low well to the south. A vigorous west to southwesterly flow will prevail today as this system tracks eastwards and a high slowly moves into the Bight. Winds will tend westerly and moderate briefly on Saturday before strengthening again as an embedded front crosses during the afternoon. The high will near Adelaide on Sunday bringing a moderating southwesterly flow to Tasmania.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late morning and again in the evening. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots, increasing to 30 to 40 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots until around midday. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots, increasing to 30 to 40 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait around midday. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the evening. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon, then to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots, reaching 40 knots offshore in the south. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 6 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers in the south, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south from the late morning. Possible hail.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the south during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 2 to 4 metres. Swell: South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 6 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers, with possible hail in the early morning.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots turning southwesterly during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 30 to 40 knots turning southwesterly in the early afternoon. Seas: 4 to 5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 6 to 9 metres. Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible hail.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 40 knots in the morning. Seas: 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 6 metres inshore, increasing to 5 to 8 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible hail in the early morning.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 40 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: Westerly 5 to 6 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 30 to 40 knots turning southwesterly in the late morning. Seas: 3 to 5 metres. Swell: Westerly 9 metres, tending southwesterly 8 to 9 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Possible hail.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 30 to 40 knots during the morning. Seas: 3 metres, increasing to 4 metres during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly 7 to 8 metres decreasing to 6 to 7 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible hail in the early morning.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 40 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly 5 to 6 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Friday.
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