View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:08 pm EDT on Wednesday 11 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure north of Tasmania and an area of low pressure well south of the state will maintain a westerly flow over Tasmania through to Sunday, with a high centre developing over the Bight on Thursday. A warm front approaching from the southwest will cross Tasmania Thursday morning, followed by a cold front on Friday with another warm front to clip the south of the state Sunday morning before the high finally moves to the northwest of Tasmania late Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
Thursday 12 December
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending westerly in the middle of the day then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
Friday 13 December
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending westerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Saturday 14 December
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
Sunday 15 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
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 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
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