Phoques Bay Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 25 to 30 knots tending southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Weather

Cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail south of King Island later this evening.

Weather Situation

A cold front is expected to cross Tasmania this evening, before a ridge of high pressure approaches from the west, with a southwesterly flow establishing itself over the state. The high pressure centre will move over Victoria on Friday, directing the flow over Tasmania westerly, before it moves into the Tasman Sea on Saturday. The flow will tend northwesterly behind the high.