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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Sunday 11 April 2021.
Weather Situation
A cold and vigorous southwesterly flow over Tasmania will ease Monday morning as a high moves over the southeast of the mainland then extends a ridge over the state later in the day. The ridge will move east of Tasmania Tuesday morning as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds tending north to northwesterly and strengthening. The front will cross Tasmania Wednesday morning, followed by a trough, with winds shifting fresh to strong westerly. Another cold front will cross Tasmania during Thursday in a fresh to strong west to southwesterly stream.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. Snow possible above 1000 metres.
Monday 12 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 13 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Wednesday 14 April
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Thursday 15 April
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms.
- 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 Monday.
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