Preservation Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Clear.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge extends over the southern mainland maintaining a westerly flow over Tasmania today, continuing into Monday before the high centre is forecast to drift into the Tasman Sea late Monday. A cold front is expected to approach from the west and cross Tasmania on Tuesday, followed by persistent westerly flow for the remainder of the week. A cold front embedded in the westerly flow is forecast to cross during Thursday.