Marine Weather Services (Lite) - Western Port Local Waters Forecast

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Western Port

Issued at 5:10 am EDT on Monday 6 February 2023
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 9 February 2023.

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.

Warning Information

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge across Victoria as a cold front to the south approaches Tasmania. The front will brush southern Tasmania on Monday morning, after which the ridge will move slowly southwards, to be lying across Tasmania by Tuesday night. This will allow humid easterly flow to develop over Victorian coastal waters from Wednesday as the high centre approaches Tasmania, crossing on Wednesday night and becoming established in the Tasman Sea on Thursday.

Forecast for Monday 6 February until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 7 February

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly early in the morning tending southeasterly about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 8 February

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots during the early afternoon then turning east to southeasterly during the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 9 February

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EDT Monday.

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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.