View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Wednesday 19 June 2013.
Weather Situation
A broad area of high pressure lies over Tasmania and the southeast mainland, producing light winds, with the main high centred southwest of Tasmania. This high will move away to the southeast of Tasmania during Thursday whilst a low strengthens over the Bight. The low will slowly weaken just south of South Australia during Friday with a weakening cold front to pass near the south and east of Tasmania late Friday and during Saturday. The low will be almost stationary during Saturday while weakening further while a high to the west of Tasmania will extend a ridge over the state during the day. The ridge will remain over Tasmania during Sunday maintaining light winds and cold mornings.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Thursday 20 June
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Friday 21 June
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Saturday 22 June
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
Sunday 23 June
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.
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