No warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Tuesday 15 October 2019.
Weather Situation
A trough lingers in the north today, as a weak ridge forms over the south. A ridge of high pressure will then pass over the state on Wednesday, directing a northerly flow, ahead of a cold front and low to cross during Thursday morning which will bring a cooler southwesterly stream. A ridge of high pressure will follow in the evening, while a cold front moves over the Bight.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about Banks Strait early evening. Winds tending northwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 16 October
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly early in the morning then shifting west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the afternoon and early evening.
Thursday 17 October
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Tuesday.
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