Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Western, South East, North East, East Coast, Central North and parts of Upper Derwent Valley, North West Coast, Central Plateau and Midlands Forecast Districts.

Issued at 10:30 am Tuesday, 19 September 2023.
DAMAGING AND LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS DEVELOPING ABOUT PARTS OF TASMANIA.

Weather Situation: A strong cold front will move eastwards across the Bight and across Tasmania tonight. This feature will increase the pressure gradient across the state today leading to the risk of damaging and locally destructive wind gusts.

Locally DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 125 km/h are possible over coastal areas of the Central North and North East districts and northern parts of the East Coast district during the late afternoon and evening.

Locations which may be affected include Devonport, Bridport, St Helens and Bicheno.

Strong northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 100 km/h are likely over western and southern districts from this afternoon, extending to the eastern and northeastern districts during the late afternoon and evening.
Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds from the southwest during Wednesday morning.

Locations which may be affected include Devonport, Launceston, St Helens, Swansea, Strahan and Hobart.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Secure outdoor items including furniture and play equipment.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.