Mercury Passage Weather Forecast

Lower East Coastal Waters

Wind

Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 2 to 3 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

Tasmania lies in a fresh southwesterly flow early this morning as a low complex slowly moves to the east. A narrow ridge approaches from the west, expected to move over the state during the morning, before a cold front follows later in the day. A west to northwesterly airstream will then establish and prevail over Tasmania until Monday, as an area of high pressure builds over the southeastern mainland and a series of lows and fronts pass well to the southwest.