Bay of Fires Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots. Winds may reach up to 35 knots at times.

Seas

2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southeast to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, tending west to northwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late morning.

Weather Situation

A strong cold front crosses Tasmania this morning. A cold and gusty southwesterly airstream will then establish and prevail throughout Saturday. The airstream is expected to ease and tend south to southwesterly during Sunday as a high pressure centre approaches from the west. The high centre is expected to move over Tasmania later Sunday and remain in the vicinity during Monday, bringing settled weather to the state.