Channel Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Wednesday 27 September 2023.

Weather Situation

A high over the northern part of the Great Australian Bight moves slowly east over the next few days, to be over Victoria by Friday. A weak ridge from the high moves over Tasmania during Friday. The high moves further east into the Tasman Sea on Saturday as a weak cold front approaches from the west. The front travels over the state on Sunday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 28 September

Gale Warning for Thursday for Channel

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon and reaching up to 35 knots in the evening. Squalls to around 50 knots possible during the late afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 29 September

Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Saturday 30 September

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 1 October

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
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.

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

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