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Forecast issued at 10:12 pm EDT on Saturday 23 March 2019.
Weather Situation
A trough will cross Tasmania this evening, with another trough to cross early Sunday morning, ahead of a weak ridge of high pressure that will pass over the state Sunday afternoon, while a vigorous cold front and associated low pressure system approaches from the west in the evening. This front is expected to cross Tasmania early Monday, bringing strong and gusty west to northwesterly winds, as the low passes to the south. Winds ease on Tuesday as a high moves into the Bight and the low and cold front move over the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres near Tasman Island.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 24 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then tending northerly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Monday 25 March
- Winds
- Northerly 25 to 30 knots tending northwesterly early in the morning then increasing to 30 to 40 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday, then tending west to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Tuesday 26 March
- Winds
- Westerly 30 to 45 knots decreasing to 25 to 35 knots during the morning then turning southwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 7 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly 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 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
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