Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Monday 27 March 2023.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure over Tasmania will move to the south of the state during Monday. A trough will develop over Bass Strait on Tuesday, then move over Tasmania during Wednesday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.

Tuesday 28 March

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Central North Coast

Winds
Easterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots before dawn then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Wednesday 29 March

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly during the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% 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.

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 4:05 pm EDT Monday.

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