View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Friday 18 September 2020.
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over Tasmania. The high moves east during Saturday as a mild northeasterly flow develops. The flow will tend northerly on Sunday, before turning west to northwesterly behind a cold front, crossing Monday morning. Northwesterly flow remains throughout Monday and Tuesday as a complex low pressure system to the southwest of Tasmania on Monday moves south of Tasmania late on Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 19 September
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 20 September
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 21 September
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly during the day then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Tuesday 22 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% 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.
- 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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