Channel Forecast

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 22 March 2023.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea maintains a weak ridge over Tasmania. A weak low, to the east of Flinders Island, moves away from Tasmania to the southeast during today, then move over central parts of the Tasman Sea on Thursday. A ridge of high pressure will extend over Tasmania during Thursday and persist over the state until Sunday. A cold front approaches the state from the southwest late Sunday evening.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
East to northeasterly below 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 23 March

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 24 March

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 25 March

Winds
West to southwesterly about 10 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then turning westerly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26 March

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming westerly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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.

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

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