View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system to the southeast of Tasmania will slowly move away today as a trough and cold front approach from across the Bight, expected to cross the state tomorrow afternoon and evening. The trough is expected to linger about the northeast of Tasmania Friday, while a high passing to the south of the Bight directs a southwest to southeasterly flow over the state.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
No wind warning for Wednesday for Central West Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots increasing to up to 20 knots by early evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres this afternoon and evening.
Thursday 16 February
No wind warning for Thursday for Central West Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending north to northwesterly during the morning tending west to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 metres.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 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 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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