View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Sunday 17 February 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system to the northwest of Tasmania will decay during Sunday, as trough crosses the state during the afternoon and a cold front approaches from the west. The front will cross the state Monday morning, with westerly winds to persist behind the front and during Tuesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots near Eddystone Point in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 18 February
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 19 February
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Sunday.
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