Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Sunday 11 June 2023.

Weather Situation

A high to the north of Tasmania will direct a northwesterly airstream over the state today, which will tend more northerly on Monday as a cold front slowly approaches from the west. The cold front is expected to weaken to a trough during Tuesday before crossing Tasmania on Tuesday evening.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
West to northwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 12 June

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to northwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 13 June

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to northwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Please be awareWind 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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Sunday.

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