IDT12330
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 29 January 2020
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 1 February 2020.
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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 high to north of Tasmania will move over the Tasman Sea this evening. A hot west to northwesterly stream will develop during Thursday, with a cold front to pass near the south of Tasmania during the day. Hot northerly winds will freshen on Friday as a cold front slowly approaches from the west. The cold front will cross Tasmania during Saturday morning and afternoon as winds shift cooler westerly.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the evening, reaching up to 20 knots south of King Island late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres south of King Island. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of King Island early morning, becoming variable about 10 knots late morning then northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of rain in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of King Island. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning, mainly north to northwesterly in the afternoon then north to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the evening then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the south during the morning, decreasing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon then shifting southerly inshore and in the south in the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly during the day. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Banks Strait until early evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about Banks Strait, tending northwesterly before dawn then shifting south to southeasterly in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Easterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then turning west to northwesterly in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore at night.
Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
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