Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:05 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:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast, South West Coast and Central West Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Derwent Estuary
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 10:00 pm EDT Tuesday.
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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
Melrose (41.242°S, 146.2884°E, 70m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the W, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 21.
Forecast for Melrose (41.242°S, 146.2884°E, 70m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 12° 14° 9° 12° 12° 13° 9° Maximum 21° 23° 20° 23° 23° 20° 19° Chance of rain 50% 10% 5% 20% 90% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 24
(km/h)39
(km/h)27
(km/h)31
(km/h)8
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)31
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction W WNW W W SSW NNW W NNW SE N W W WSW NNW Relative humidity 62% 63% 67% 54% 66% 70% 60% 55% 75% 79% 59% 44% 64% 58% Dew point 9°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 8°C 13°C 9°C 12°C 13°C 17°C 8°C 6°C 8°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Melrose (41.242°S, 146.2884°E, 70m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:12am EDT 6:41am EDT 8:15pm EDT 8:44pm EDT 7:07am EDT 8:35pm 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
