View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Tuesday 21 September 2021.
Weather Situation
A high in the Bight extends a ridge over Tasmania on Tuesday and Wednesday, disturbed by a trough crossing Tuesday afternoon. A cold front is expected to pass Tasmania on Thursday morning, with a second, stronger front to follow on Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots late evening.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 22 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 knots from the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 23 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Friday 24 September
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending westerly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible hail in the afternoon and evening.
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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Tuesday.
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