View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Tuesday 22 August 2017.
Weather Situation
A high over the Bight and an approaching cold front combine to produce a northwesterly stream over Tasmania today. The cold front will weaken as it crosses Tasmania Wednesday morning, followed by a west to southwesterly stream. A trough will approach the west coast Wednesday evening before weakening over Tasmania Thursday morning, embedded in a westerly stream.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 5 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about Banks Strait in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait by early evening.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Wednesday 23 August
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about Banks Strait.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Thursday 24 August
- Winds
- Southwesterly about 10 knots tending westerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Tuesday.
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