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Satellite image. TAS Wed 6:00 pm EDT

Tasmania

Wed 6:00 pm EDT

Low cloud is being pushed over TAS in cold southwesterly winds, causing one or two light showers, clearing. Cloud is thinning out in the north and east as a strong high ridges in from the Bight.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 16:07PM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Strong Wind Warning for the Lower East Coast.

State Centres Forecast

Hobart

Mostly sunny

8 - 19

Mostly sunny

Launceston

Mostly sunny

7 - 22

Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Winds easing early from west. A few blustery showers in the south. Dry north. Mostly sunny and dry throughout. Light winds. Early fog inland. Chance drizzle on east coast. Cold morning with fog inland. Light winds. Chance light shower or drizzle in the east. Cold morning throughout. Fog inland. Mostly dry and sunny. Light winds.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Mt Wellington, TAS -1.0°C
Maximum: Eddystone Pt, TAS 22.0°C

Coastal Waters

Banks Strait

Wednesday: Southwest winds 10/20 knots, becoming variable to 15 knots by early evening.<p>Thursday: Variable winds to 10 knots.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Central North

Wednesday: Southwest winds 10/20 knots tending southwest to southeast at 5/15 knots about eastern parts.<p>Thursday: Mainly southwest to southeast winds 5/15 knots tending west to northwest in the afternoon at similar speeds, then variable to 10 knots in the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Central West

Wednesday: Southwest winds 10/20 knots with winds tending more southerly about northern parts.<p>Thursday: Southwest to southeast winds 5/15 knots, possibly 20 knots later about northern parts.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 6.0 m

Derwent Estuary

Southwest winds 10/20 knots easing to southwest 5/15 knots overnight. Southwest winds increasing to 10/20 knots from late tomorrow morning, before easing to 5/15 knots during the evening.    

Far Northwest

Wednesday: Southwest winds 15/25 knots.<p>Thursday: South to southwest winds 10/20 knots, possibly 25 knots near Cape Grim in the afternoon, tending south to southeast 10/20 knots in the evening.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Hobart Waters

For southeastern coastal waters. Southwest winds 15/25 knots possibly reaching 30 knots in the south at first. Winds easing overnight and early tomorrow to 10/20 knots before restrengthening to 15/25 knots for a period from late morning.    

Inland Waters

Wednesday: West to southwest winds 10/20 knots, easing to 5/15 knots in the evening.<p>Thursday: West to southwest winds 5/10 knots, becoming variable later in the evening.    

Lower East

Wednesday: Southwest winds 20/30 knots, gradually easing to be 10/20 knots by late evening, still 25 knots offshore.<p>Thursday: Southwest winds 10/20 knots, 25 knots at times later offshore about southern parts.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Northeast

Wednesday: West to southwest winds 10/20 knots, easing to 5/15 knots by late evening and tending more variable.<p>Thursday: Variable winds to 15 knots and local inshore afternoon seabreezes.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Southeast

Wednesday: Southwest winds 20/30 knots easing to 15/25 knots by late evening.<p>Thursday: West to southwest winds 10/20 knots, increasing to 15/25 knots for a period in the afternoon and early evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 6.0 m

Southwest

Wednesday: West to southwest winds 15/25 knots, gradually easing to 10/20 knots.<p>Thursday: West to southwest winds 10/20 knots, 25 knots at times during the afternoon about southern parts.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 6.0 m

Upper East

Wednesday: Southwest winds 15/25 knots, lighter inshore about northern parts, gradually easing to be 10/20 knots by late evening. Winds more southerly inshore.<p>Thursday: Southwest to southerly winds 10/20 knots, easing to 5/15 knots during the morning before inshore afternoon seabreezes.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m