Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:05 PM EDT on Tuesday 20 January 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 21 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 21 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Derwent Estuary, Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, 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
Smithton (40.8415°S, 145.1232°E, 25m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Smithton (40.8415°S, 145.1232°E, 25m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 12° 10° 11° 15° 16° 15° 16° Maximum 20° 19° 18° 20° 24° 21° 20° Chance of rain 50% 30% 20% 5% 5% 10% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme 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 8
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)32
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SSW SW NE ENE E ENE SSW SW ENE ENE ESE ENE Relative humidity 77% 63% 56% 37% 64% 54% 75% 66% 66% 45% 73% 59% 73% 69% Dew point 13°C 12°C 5°C 4°C 9°C 9°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 14°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Smithton (40.8415°S, 145.1232°E, 25m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:41am EDT 6:12am EDT 8:49pm EDT 9:21pm EDT 8:19am EDT 10:14pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
