View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:03 am EST on Sunday 16 June 2019.
Weather Situation
A high to the north of Tasmania will weaken today as the associated ridge moves over the Tasman Sea. A northwesterly stream will develop as a trough moves slowly towards the west of the state during the day. The trough will weaken early Monday with northwesterly winds strengthening over Tasmania as a cold front approaches the west late in the evening. The front will cross the state on Tuesday morning, bearing a colder southwesterly stream in its wake.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 17 June
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon then north to northwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 18 June
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Sunday.
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