Bay of Fires Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A northwesterly flow over Tasmania ahead of a cold front crossing the state during the day. Westerly flow behind the cold front then persists on Tuesday, with a trough of low pressure embedded in the westerly flow moving over the state. A high pressure system south of the Bight then extends a ridge over Bass Strait, with another cold front clipping the south later Wednesday. The high moves eastwards to be centred east of Tasmania later Thursday.