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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Saturday 22 July 2017.
Weather Situation
A trough approaches Tasmania today embedded in a freshening northwesterly stream. A cold front approaches late this evening and will cross Tasmania on Sunday, with a cool southwesterly flow to follow in its wake. This flow will ease through Monday as a narrow ridge approaches from the west.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far North West Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of rain south of King Island, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Sunday 23 July
Gale Warning for Sunday for Far North West Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres during the morning, then tending southwesterly 2 to 3 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
Monday 24 July
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Saturday.
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