Bay of Fires Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Easterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon then tending east to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the afternoon and early evening.

Weather Situation

A trough over eastern Bass Strait will contract northwards today, while a high pressure systems begins to move well to the west of Tasmania. This high will extend a persistent ridge across the state as it moves south of Tasmania on Friday then into the southern Tasman Sea on the weekend.