Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 06:29 PM EDT on Wednesday 18 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 19 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 18 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
South East Coast and 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 and Central West Coast
Wind Warnings for Thursday 19 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
South East Coast and 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, Lower East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 pm 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
Ross (42.0289°S, 147.4926°E, 171m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 24.
Forecast for Ross (42.0289°S, 147.4926°E, 171m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 11° 6° 9° 9° 10° 4° 6° Maximum 23° 26° 28° 28° 19° 23° 25° Chance of rain 30% 20% 30% 80% 30% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 18
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)26
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WSW N N NNW NW N N W W N NNW SSW S Relative humidity 67% 32% 70% 32% 68% 23% 70% 51% 58% 33% 58% 33% 68% 35% Dew point 10°C 6°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 4°C 11°C 17°C 4°C 3°C 3°C 5°C 8°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ross (42.0289°S, 147.4926°E, 171m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:08am EDT 6:37am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:40pm EDT 8:12am EDT 8:53pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
