View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:01 pm EST on Thursday 24 April 2014.
Weather Situation
A high to the northwest extends a ridge to the north of Tasmania this evening following the passage of a cold front this morning. The high will move out over the Tasman Sea tomorrow morning with a northerly flow strengthening ahead of an approaching front. This front crosses Saturday morning bringing a colder, gusty southwest change. Southwesterlies ease Saturday night into Sunday as a high moves over the state and just to the east of Tasmania by Sunday night. The high remains to the east on Monday with a northerly flow over the state.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly about 10 knots, up to 15 knots in the south.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Friday 25 April
- Winds
- Northwesterly about 10 knots tending northerly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Saturday 26 April
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending westerly 20 to 30 knots early in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday, then decreasing below 1.5 metres by early evening.
Sunday 27 April
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then becoming northeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Monday 28 April
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 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 5:00 am EST Friday.
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