Mosquito Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the evening. Winds turning southwesterly in the evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

A cold front crossing the state today will clear to the east into the Tasman Sea, followed by a ridge of high pressure which is forecast to extend southwards over Tasmania from a high centred over mainland Australia on Saturday. A northwesterly airstream is expected to develop during Saturday afternoon, ahead of a stronger cold front forecast to cross the state during Sunday afternoon and evening. A ridge over mainland Australia is expected to maintain a westerly flow over the state on Monday, with weak embedded troughs or fronts moving in from the west at times.