View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Wednesday 12 March 2014.
Weather Situation
A cold front is moving away to the east of Tasmania as a high over the Bight extends a ridge to the north of the state today. Another high will develop over the Tasman Sea early tomorrow, with the ridge to persist near the north of the state. A northerly flow will increase over Tasmania on Friday as a trough and cold front move across the Bight and the ridge moves to the east. The trough will move over Tasmania during Saturday with the front to approach the west coast late evening as a low moves to the southwest of the state.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Thursday 13 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to southeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Friday 14 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Saturday 15 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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