Bushfire crews in Tasmania are battling strong winds as they attempt to contain more than 20 blazes around the state.
Causing most concern are fires within sight of Hobart's northern suburbs, south of the capital on Bruny Island and near Geeveston, and in the state's central highlands.
Tasmania Fire Service spokesman Andrew McGuiness told the ABC even though we don't have the hot, dry conditions we had yesterday this wind is causing us a lot of grief.
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Winds of 45-80 kilometers-per-hour are expected in the south of the state until later this evening.
Nearby communities, including Hobart's northern suburb of Berriedale, and the holiday village of Adventure Bay on Bruny Island, have been told to activate their bushfire plans and consider leaving, while tourists have been asked to stay away.
The fire service says power outages are still a possibility near Great Lake in the central highlands.
