Far Northwest Coastal Waters Forecast: Sandy Cape to Stanley including King Island

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Saturday 21 September 2024.

Weather Situation

A cold front, embedded in westerly winds, will approach the west of Tasmania later today and cross the state early Sunday. Another cold front will cross Tasmania on Monday morning ahead of a ridge of high pressure to cross later in the evening.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, increasing to 5 to 6 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail this morning.

Sunday 22 September

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning northwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Monday 23 September

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 5 to 7 metres south of King Island.
Weather
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

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Saturday.

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