Severe Weather Warning
Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds for the Upper Derwent Valley, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast and South East forecast districts
Issued at 4:38pm on Friday 3 January 2014.
Weather Situation: A deep low pressure system will pass to the south of Tasmania tomorrow morning.
Damaging westerly winds around 60km/h with peak gusts of 110km/h are forecast for the Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts and parts of the North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands and East Coast forecast districts from early tomorrow until around the middle of the day.
The State Emergency Service and Tasmania Police advise that people should:
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
- Take care when driving on exposed roads, bridges and causeways. Remain indoors as much as possible.
- Keep clear of fallen power lines.
- For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES on 13 25 00.
Marine Wind Warning
Issued at 4:56 pm on Friday 3 January 2014For the period until midnight Saturday 4 January 2014.
Gale Warning for the following areas: Derwent Estuary, Frederick Henry and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, 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, South West Coast and Central West Coast
Small Craft Alert for the following areas: Central Plateau Lakes and South West Lakes.
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 5am Saturday.
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