Mercury Passage Weather Forecast

Lower East Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A cold front embedded in a vigorous westerly stream will approach and cross Tasmania on Saturday morning, with high pressure system to build to the north of the state and extend a ridge over Tasmania in the evening. The high will move slowly move to the north of Tasmania on Sunday and over the northern Tasman Sea by Sunday evening, with another cold front to approach and cross the state on Monday morning. On Tuesday a ridge of high pressure is expected to extend over Tasmania, with a low pressure system to move from central Australia over southern New South Wales.