View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 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
Strong wind warning for Wednesday for Lower East Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Thursday 16 February
No wind warning for Thursday for Lower East Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots by early evening then tending south to southwesterly later in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 0.5 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly about 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms in the early evening.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots around dawn.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly about 1 metre tending northeasterly 0.5 metres from the late morning.
Saturday 18 February
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to northeasterly during the afternoon then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 0.5 to 1.5 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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