Foochow Beach Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending westerly 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending northwest to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late morning.

Weather Situation

A northwesterly airstream will maintain over Tasmania this evening as a cold front moves away to the east. Another stronger cold front approaches from the west and will cross the state tomorrow morning. A cold and gusty southwesterly airstream will then establish later Friday 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.