IDV10461

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Western Port

Issued at 5:10 am EST on Saturday 4 July 2009
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 7 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 Western Port.

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 low pressure system is located over the Tasman Sea and a high pressure system is over the Bight. Little change is expected in the pattern during the weekend. A cold front will affect southern Victoria late Monday and early Tuesday, then the high will move over Victoria Tuesday night.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: Up to 3 metres in the south decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times in the south, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots around midday. Seas: Up to 3 metres in the south decreasing 1 to 2 metres in the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Up to 1 metre reaching 2 to 3 metres in the southwest.

Forecast for Tuesday

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to northwesterly up to 10 knots during the morning then tending east to northeasterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres reaching 1 metre in the southwest at first.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EST Saturday.

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.