The Fish Pond Weather Forecast

Central North Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending west to southwesterly in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A cold front is to the east of the state this morning. A high pressure system is forecast to move over waters south of the Bight and extend a ridge over Tasmania today. The high centre is expected to move eastwards over Tasmania, to be over the Tasman Sea by Friday, directing a northeasterly stream over Tasmania into Saturday. A trough approaches the west of Tasmania during Saturday, forecast to cross the state overnight into Sunday, as a new high pressure ridge extends over Tasmania from the west.