Georges Bay Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the early afternoon then tending southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system near the west of Tasmania clears to the southeast into Sunday morning before a second, more intense, low pressure system is forecast to move across Bass Strait during Sunday and clear to the east Monday morning. A ridge of high pressure is expected to extend across the southern mainland, forecast to direct a westerly flow over Tasmania from Monday. Cold fronts embedded in the flow are expected to cross Tasmania late Monday and again Wednesday.