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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
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 24 January
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Monday 25 January
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly in the early morning then tending westerly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Tuesday 26 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
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