View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:21 am EST on Sunday 19 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure containing centres to the west of Adelaide and the southwest of Tasmania, combined with an area of low pressure over the Tasman Sea, is directing a cold, southerly flow over the state. This flow will ease today as the ridge slowly moves over the state, with a trough then expected to approach King Island late this evening. This trough will cross Tasmania on Monday, with the high to the south to then become dominant on Tuesday as a low develops near Adelaide, passing well to the north on Wednesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
No wind warning for Sunday for Frederick Henry and Norfolk Bay
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending southerly in the middle of the day then turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 0.5 to 1.5 metres.
Monday 20 May
No wind warning for Monday for Frederick Henry and Norfolk Bay
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Tuesday 21 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Wednesday 22 May
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Sunday.
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