View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 6 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A high centred just to the east of Tasmania will move slowly northeastwards during the next couple of days, directing a relatively mild northerly airflow over Tasmania, A weakening cold front will approach from the southwest later on Wednesday, then move across the south and east of the state on Thursday. The front should then dissipate in the evening as a new high builds to the south and an intense low moves across waters south of Western Australia.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
No wind warning for Monday for Central North Coast
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Mainly westerly below 1 metre.
Tuesday 7 May
No wind warning for Tuesday for Central North Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres around dawn.
- Swell
- Mainly westerly below 1 metre.
Wednesday 8 May
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly 0.5 metres.
Thursday 9 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly during the morning then shifting east to southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Northern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Eastern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Southern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Tuesday.
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