Franklin Rd Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of King Island.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres south of King Island.

Weather

Cloudy.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system near the west of Tasmania clears to the southeast into Sunday morning before a second, more intense, low pressure system is forecast to move across Bass Strait during Sunday and clear to the east Monday morning. A ridge of high pressure is expected to extend across the southern mainland, forecast to direct a westerly flow over Tasmania from Monday. Cold fronts embedded in the flow are expected to cross Tasmania late Monday and again Wednesday.