Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Friday 3 April 2020.

Weather Situation

An approaching cold front directs a northerly flow over the state today. The front will approach the west this evening and cross Tasmania early Saturday morning, bringing a cold, strong and gusty west to southwesterly stream with a complex area of low pressure developing south of Tasmania. The next cold front will cross Tasmania during the day on Sunday as a low moves near the state. A high will build to the south of the Bight during Monday, directing an easing southwesterly stream across Tasmania.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Saturday 4 April

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Central North Coast

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting westerly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots around midday.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres around midday.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.

Sunday 5 April

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 30 to 45 knots in the morning then becoming westerly 25 to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Monday 6 April

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Saturday.

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