Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 PM EDT on Thursday 19 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 20 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 19 February
Cancellation for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 20 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
South East Coast and South West Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:00 am EDT Friday.
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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
Ridgley (41.1489°S, 145.8345°E, 273m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the W in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the far W in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming N/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Ridgley (41.1489°S, 145.8345°E, 273m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 8° 12° 12° 11° 8° 11° 10° Maximum 21° 23° 22° 21° 21° 22° 19° Chance of rain 5% 50% 80% 5% 10% 90% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 4
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction SSE N WSW N ESE N WSW W SW N S NNW SE ENE Relative humidity 65% 66% 67% 56% 88% 87% 64% 43% 67% 58% 66% 55% 70% 62% Dew point 7°C 13°C 10°C 14°C 15°C 20°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 12°C 9°C 12°C 8°C 11°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ridgley (41.1489°S, 145.8345°E, 273m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:17am EDT 6:46am EDT 8:14pm EDT 8:42pm EDT 9:29am EDT 9:21pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
