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Forecast issued at 4:56 pm EDT on Monday 10 March 2014.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will move slowly eastwards across New Zealand on Tuesday and Wednesday. A weak low pressure trough over eastern Bass Strait will dissipate tonight. A second trough will reach western Bass Strait late Tuesday morning ahead of an approaching cold front. The trough will push eastwards to cross the bays around 1800-2000 Tuesday then Gabo Island about dawn Wednesday and the cold front will follow about six hours later. A new high pressure system will form over Bight waters on Wednesday and will push across Bass Strait on Thursday to link with the first high pressure system over New Zealand by Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms this evening.
Tuesday 11 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon.
Wednesday 12 March
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
Thursday 13 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots tending southeasterly at 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Afternoon seabreezes of 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 0.5 metres locally reaching 1 metre in the afternoon.
Friday 14 March
- Winds
- Southeasterly wind of 10 to 15 knots decreasing below 10 knots in the morning and tending north to northeasterly. Afternoon seabreezes around 15 knots. Wind tending northeasterly to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Tuesday.
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