Tasmania
Thu 1:00 pm EDT
Masses of patchy low cloud over western TAS in cold westerlies are causing no showers. Skies are mostly clear over the east as air dries out over the ranges.
Coastal wind warning
Issued at 10:21AM on Thursday 4 December 2008
Strong Wind Warning for Western, Northern and Eastern Tasmanian Coastal Waters.
State Centres Forecast
HobartRain clearing |
12 - 23 |
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LauncestonRain clearing |
11 - 21 |
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Four Day Outlook
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warmer northeasterly winds. Cloud increasing later, patchy rain in northwest. | Cloudy with patchy rain throughout. Cooler westerly change later. | Showers, mainly in the west. Fresh westerly winds. | Cold southwest winds with showers over west. Becoming mostly dry and sunny over east. |
Yesterday's Temperature
| Minimum: | Mt Wellington, TAS | -4.0°C |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum: | Bushy Park, TAS | 20.0°C |
Coastal Waters
Banks Strait
Thursday: Variable winds 5/15 knots tending northeast in the evening at 10/20 knots.<p>Friday: North to northeast winds 15/25 knots tending west to northwest during the morning at 10/20 knots, then reaching 25 knots in the evening in Banks Strait. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Central North
Thursday: Southwest winds 5/15 knots becoming variable during the morning, then east to northeast and gradually increasing to be 15/25 knots during the evening, locally 30 knots in the west.<p>Friday: East to northeast winds 15/25 knots, 30 knots in the west, tending northerly during the early morning at 10/20 knots then west to northwest late morning then increasing to 15/25 knots in the evening, locally 30 knots offshore. Sea: Up to 2.5 m Swell: Up to 1.5 m
Central West
Thursday: Westerly winds 5/15 knots, locally 20 knots in the south at first, becoming variable during the morning, then tending northeasterly and increasing to 10/20 knots, reaching 20/30 knots offshore in the north late evening.<p>Friday: Northeast winds 10/20 knots, 20/30 knots in the north during the morning, tending north to northwest in the afternoon at mostly 15/20 knots. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Derwent Estuary
Northwest winds 10/15 knots, easing a little in the midday before southeasterly seabreezes at 10/15 knots develop in the afternoon. Winds tending north to northeast 5/15 knots overnight and tomorrow, shifting southwest to northwest 5/15 knots tomorrow afternoon.
Far Northwest
Thursday: Southwest winds 5/15 knots tending northeast during the morning then gradually increasing to 20/30 knots by evening.<p>Friday: Northeast winds 20/30 knots, possibly 35 knots at first locally, easing to 15/25 knots and tending northwest during the morning then reaching 30 knots locally from mid-afternoon. Winds tending more westerly in the evening. Sea: Up to 4.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Hobart Waters
For adjacent southeastern coastal waters. Northwest winds 10/15 knots, easing in the midday before southeasterly seabreezes at 10/15 knots develop in the afternoon. Winds tending north to northeast 10/20 knots overnight, then 15/25 knots tomorrow morning before shifting southwest to northwest 5/15 knots tomorrow afternoon.
Inland Waters
Thursday: Westerly winds 5/15 knots, tending variable to 10 knots during the afternoon and northeast at 5/15 knots in the evening.<p>Friday: Chiefly northeast winds 5/15 knots tending northwest in the afternoon.
Lower East
Thursday: West to southwest winds 10/20 knots easing to 5/15 knots by the afternoon and tending variable. Winds tending northeast during the late afternoon and evening at 10/20 knots, 25 knots offshore.<p>Friday: North to northeast winds 15/25 knots, locally 30 knots offshore late morning easing and becoming variable 5/15 knots in the afternoon then tending northwest in the evening. Sea: Up to 2.5 m Swell: Up to 1.5 m
Northeast
Thursday: Variable winds to 15 knots during the morning. Winds tending north to northeast at 5/15 knots in the afternoon and increasing to 15/25 knots in the evening.<p>Friday: North to northeast winds increasing to 20/30 knots early then tending northwest around midday at 10/20 knots, locally 25 knots in the evening. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Southeast
Thursday: Westerly winds 10/20 knots, locally 25 knots offshore at first, easing and becoming variable 5/15 knots late afternoon and evening. Winds tending east to northeast at 10/20 knots late evening.<p>Friday: North to northeast winds 15/20 knots, 25/30 knots offshore during the morning and around the middle of the day before easing to be variable 5/15 knots in the evening. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 2.5 m
Southwest
Thursday: Westerly winds 10/20 knots, 25 knots locally at first, easing to 5/15 knots in the afternoon then tending easterly in the evening and increasing to 10/20 knots.<p>Friday: Northeast winds 10/20 knots tending north to northwest from late afternoon and reaching 25 knots in the west in the evening. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 2.5 m
Upper East
Thursday: Variable winds to 15 knots tending north to northeast this afternoon at 10/20 knots, 25 knots offshore.<p>Friday: North to northeast winds increasing to 15/25 knots, 30 knots offshore, tending northwest in the afternoon at 10/20 knots. Sea: Up to 2.5 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
