View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:10 pm EST on Monday 6 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A high centred just to the east of Tasmania will move slowly northeastwards during the next couple of days, directing a relatively mild northerly airflow over Tasmania, A weakening cold front will approach from the southwest later on Wednesday, then move across the south and east of the state on Thursday. The front should then dissipate in the evening as a new high builds to the south and an intense low moves across waters south of Western Australia. This high is forecast to continue to strengthen and move over the southern Tasman Sea on Friday as a cold front moves into the western Bight region.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
No wind warning for Monday for Channel
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Tuesday 7 May
No wind warning for Tuesday for Channel
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Wednesday 8 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Thursday 9 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly during the afternoon then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Friday 10 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly below 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
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 Tuesday.
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