Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 PM EDT on Tuesday 17 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 18 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Tuesday 17 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast and Central West Coast
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 18 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
South West Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Dowsing Point (42.823°S, 147.3029°E, 19m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/NW 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 22.
Forecast for Dowsing Point (42.823°S, 147.3029°E, 19m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 13° 15° 10° 13° 13° 14° 11° Maximum 21° 22° 27° 23° 33° 20° 23° Chance of rain 60% 30% 10% 5% 70% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate High High High High High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High High Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 19
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW WNW WSW N NW W SE N NNW WNW W NNW SSW Relative humidity 52% 52% 57% 41% 56% 32% 55% 41% 43% 37% 55% 36% 55% 39% Dew point 7°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 16°C 7°C 3°C 6°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dowsing Point (42.823°S, 147.3029°E, 19m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:05am EDT 6:35am EDT 8:14pm EDT 8:44pm EDT 7:01am EDT 8:33pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
