Middle Point Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the late morning and afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres east of King Island during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre, tending south to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday, then tending southwesterly 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A vigorous low pressure system off the west coast of Tasmania is expected to move over the state today, before tracking to the east on Thursday. A ridge of high pressure will briefly move across the state on Friday, before a cold front is forecast to cross late, leaving Tasmania in a westerly flow on Saturday.