IDV10460
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 5:10 am EST on Wednesday 18 September 2019
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 21 September 2019.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
A high pressure system will continue drifting east into the Tasman sea today. A cold front and associated trough will approach western Bass Strait Thursday night and will move across western and central waters on Friday, clearing far eastern waters by around midday Saturday.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Afternoon inshore seabreezes around 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 5 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots late morning and increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the south during the morning. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending west to southwesterly during the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EST Wednesday.
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