IDV10460

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Port Phillip

Issued at 4:40 pm EST on Saturday 4 July 2009
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 8 July 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.

Warning Summary at issue time

Strong wind warning for Port Phillip.

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.

Weather Situation

A cold front is crossing Bass Strait and a slow-moving high pressure system is over the Bight. Another cold front will affect southern Victoria during Monday before the high moves over southeastern Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots easing to 20 to 25 knots during the morning before easing to 15 to 20 knots later in the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres abating to around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday

Winds: Westerly 10 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots around dawn then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday

Winds: Southwesterly 5 to 15 knots becoming light during the morning then tending east to northeasterly up to 10 knots during the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday

Winds: North to northeasterly 5 to 10 knots. Seas: 0.5 metre.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Sunday.

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