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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Thursday 3 December 2020.
Weather Situation
A locally fresh and gusty westerly flow is over Tasmania, with high pressure systems centred to the northeast and northwest of the state. A trough will cross Tasmania Friday morning, in the westerly flow, with a high moving north of the state during the day and winds to ease late. The high will move to the northeast of Tasmania early Saturday, with strengthening northerly winds to shift strong and gusty westerly in the evening as a cold front crosses the state and an associated low moves to the southwest. A trough will cross Tasmania during Sunday, with the strong westerly flow continuing, while another trough approaches the southwest late and an area of low pressure moves to the far south of the state.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Friday 4 December
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East of Flinders Island
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore and in the south in the late morning and afternoon, tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the south late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 5 December
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 20 knots turning north to northeasterly during the morning, increasing to 15 to 25 knots around midday and to 20 to 30 knots early evening, then shifting west to northwesterly 30 to 40 knots late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm at night.
Sunday 6 December
- Winds
- Westerly 30 to 40 knots.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Friday.
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