IDV10200
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 10:00 am EST on Friday 26 April 2019
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 28 April 2019.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
A cold front near Wilsons Promontory is forecast to reach Gabo Island at 1000hrs. A vigorous southwesterly airflow will prevail behind the front, gradually easing through the weekend. Another, weaker front will cross Bass Strait on Sunday. A large high will move slowly across waters south of the Bight from tomorrow, its centre forecast near Adelaide by Sunday night. The high will track eastwards across northern Victoria on Monday and be located over the Tasman Sea by Monday night as another front develops south of the Bight.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, tending west to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the late evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 6 to 8 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible hail in the late morning and afternoon.
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots tending westerly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 5 to 7 metres, decreasing to 4 to 5 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: West to southwesterly 30 to 35 knots tending southwesterly 25 to 30 knots during the late afternoon. Seas: 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far east. Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres, increasing to 5 to 7 metres in the far west. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Possible hail.
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending westerly during the afternoon and reaching 35 knots in the southeast during the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the far east. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres in the far west. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the west. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the day. Seas: 3 to 4 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Possible hail.
Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore. Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots turning west to southwesterly 30 to 40 knots during the morning. Seas: 3 to 4 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far east during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the afternoon and evening. Possible hail in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots tending westerly during the afternoon and reaching 35 knots offshore during the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the east. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the east. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EST Friday.
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