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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Saturday 28 January 2023.
Weather Situation
A cold front over Tasmania is expected to cross the remainder of the State this evening, followed by a ridge extending from a high pressure system in the Bight with a trough lingering in the northeast during Sunday morning and afternoon. The ridge will remain dominant over Tasmania during Monday, then weaken through Tuesday as a cold front approaches from the west. The front is expected to cross Tasmania during Wednesday morning.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 29 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of King Island during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 30 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 31 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
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