View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Friday 21 September 2018.
Weather Situation
A high passing to north of Tasmania is directing a west to northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A cold front will cross Tasmania during Saturday afternoon and evening bringing a colder southwesterly flow that will persist into Sunday. A trough will cross the south of the state on Sunday morning while a high lies south of the Bight. The southwesterly flow will ease on Monday as the high drifts closer to Tasmania, then the high will slowly move over Tasmania during Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 22 September
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers in the afternoon.
Sunday 23 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Monday 24 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 25 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Saturday.
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