View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:10 pm EST on Friday 24 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the Bight, while a cold front that crossed Tasmania today is moving away over the Tasman Sea. A low currently well to the south of the Bight is expected to move to the south of the state tomorrow, while an associated cold front moves past the south coast. The low will move away to the southeast of Tasmania on Sunday as the high moves to near Adelaide, developing a southwesterly flow over the state. The high is expected to move to the north of Tasmania on Monday, then out over the northern Tasman Sea on Tuesday, as a cold front moves over the Bight.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
Saturday 25 May
Strong wind warning for Saturday for Derwent Estuary
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon then becoming westerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
Sunday 26 May
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Monday 27 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
Tuesday 28 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- 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 Saturday.
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