View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Thursday 19 October 2017.
Weather Situation
A rain band over Tasmania will move away to the northeast this afternoon as a cold front crosses the state, with a cooler westerly flow to follow. Another weaker front will cross Friday morning, allowing the flow to tend more southwesterly, with the front to then linger about the northeast in the evening while another passes to the south. A high over the Bight will persist through Saturday, maintaining a westerly flow over Tasmania.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to southwesterly in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Friday 20 October
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South East Coast
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Saturday 21 October
- Winds
- Westerly 25 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% 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 EDT Thursday.
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