View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 11 March 2014.
Weather Situation
An almost stationary high lies near New Zealand. A trough crossing Tasmania will move to the east this evening with a cold front to cross the state overnight. A high will move over the Bight during Wednesday and extend a ridge north of Tasmania. Another high will develop over the Tasman Sea on Thursday 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 Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the evening and easing to 10 to 15 knots late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms this evening.
Wednesday 12 March
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Thursday 13 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Friday 14 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Saturday 15 March
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
- 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 EDT Wednesday.
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