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IDV10251
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 4:50 pm EDT on Saturday 21 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 25 November 2009.
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.
Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between SA-VIC Border and Wilsons Promontory.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.
A low pressure system is expected to approach the northwest of Victoria later Saturday then pass over the State early Sunday to reach the southern Tasman Sea by Sunday afternoon. A high pressure ridge will extend over Victoria later Sunday associated with a high that will move over the Bight on Monday and then move across the State on Tuesday.
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
Winds: South to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots at times, increasing to 15 to 25 knots around dawn then tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 2 metres around dawn then increasing to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly about 2 metres.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots by early evening then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots later in the evening. Seas: Up to 4 metres decreasing to 3 metres around midday then decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres decreasing below 2 to 3 metres from midday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Sunday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
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