No warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Tuesday 15 October 2019.
Weather Situation
A trough lingers in the north today, as a weak ridge forms over the south. A ridge of high pressure will then pass over the state on Wednesday, directing a northerly flow, ahead of a cold front and low to cross during Thursday morning which will bring a cooler southwesterly stream. A ridge of high pressure will follow in the evening, while a cold front moves over the Bight.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming south to southeasterly in the afternoon, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore late this afternoon and evening.
Wednesday 16 October
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Thursday 17 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning, and northwest to northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Tuesday.
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