View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:02 pm EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system to the southeast of Tasmania is slowly moving towards New Zealand. A trough and cold front will cross Tasmania tomorrow afternoon and evening. The trough will linger about the north of Tasmania on Friday, with a high centre to move to the south of the state later in the day. This high will move to the southeast of Tasmania during Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
No wind warning for Wednesday for East of Flinders Island
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Thursday 16 February
No wind warning for Thursday for East of Flinders Island
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 25 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots around dawn then tending west to northwesterly later in the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- Westerly 5 to 15 knots tending southwest to southeasterly during the morning then southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 0.5 to 1 metre.
Saturday 18 February
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 0.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Northern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Eastern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Southern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
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