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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Saturday 23 January 2021.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge extending across Bass Strait will weaken today with north to northeasterly winds developing. Northwesterly winds will freshen on Monday, bringing hot to very hot conditions to the east and south, ahead of a cold front crossing Tasmania in the late evening and early Tuesday morning. The cold front brings cooler southwesterly winds, with an embedded trough in the flow set to cross the state late Tuesday morning and afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for South East Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 24 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, lighter and more variable inshore, becoming variable about 10 knots near midday then north to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 25 January
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening.
Tuesday 26 January
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- 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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
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