Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 5 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A cold front crosses Tasmania this evening with a cooler west to southwesterly airstream to follow. A ridge of high pressure extends across Victoria and Bass Strait during Wednesday, directing a lighter west to northwesterly airstream over Tasmania later in the day. A cold front moves well to the west of Tasmania during Thursday, with the airstream tending warmer northwesterly as it slowly approaches. The cold front and associated trough then cross Tasmania later Friday, with a cooler southwesterly airstream establishing over the state on Saturday. A ridge to the west then quickly moves over Tasmania later Saturday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Wednesday 6 December

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait early in the morning. Winds turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 7 December

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the morning.
Swell
Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 8 December

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming westerly about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.

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