Cape Contrariety Weather Forecast

Storm Bay

Wind

Westerly 30 to 35 knots tending west to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then becoming westerly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres by early evening, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A cold front embedded in a vigorous westerly stream will approach and cross Tasmania this morning, with high pressure system to build to the north of the state and extend a ridge over Tasmania in the evening. The high will move slowly move to the north of Tasmania on Sunday and over the northern Tasman Sea by Sunday evening, with another cold front to approach and cross the state on Monday. On Tuesday a ridge of high pressure is expected to extend over Tasmania, with a low pressure system to move from central Australia over southern New South Wales.