Source: Bureau of Meteorology

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

Issued at 10:44 am Friday, 2 February 2024.

Damaging wind gusts persisting until the late afternoon.

Weather Situation: A deep low in the Southern Ocean and a high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight has increased the pressure gradient over Tasmania, with damaging westerly winds expected to persist across the central west and Tasman Peninsula until the late afternoon.

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS gusts of around 100 km/h are likely to persist across the elevated areas of the southwest and central west as well as lower elevation areas southwest of Hobart and the Tasman Peninsula. Gusts in excess of 110 km/h are possible over the higher peaks of the southwest and Western Tiers.

Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds by the late afternoon.
Locations which may be affected include Strathgordon, New Norfolk, Tarraleah, Geeveston, Dover and Huonville.

Kununyi (Mt Wellington) recorded a 137 km/h wind gust at 4:08 am.
Hartz Mountains recorded a 109 km/h wind gust at 4:00 pm.
Cape Bruny recorded a 104 km/h wind gust at 3:47 am.

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.