IDV19300

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 5:10 am EDT on Sunday 22 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.

Warning Summary at issue time

Strong wind warning for Gippsland Lakes.

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 tracking across Victoria will move rapidly southeastwards to lie near Wilsons Promontory about 0800 Sunday then east of Tasmania by 1500 Sunday and well southeast of Tasmania by Monday morning. A high pressure ridge will extend over Victoria on Monday while a weak cold front crosses Tasmania. A high pressure system will move across Victoria on Tuesday to eventually reach the Tasman Sea later on Wednesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds: North to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the late morning then tending west to southwesterly up to 30 knots during the afternoon before easing to 10 to 15 knots later in the evening. The chance of thunderstorms during this afternoon.

Forecast for Monday

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then becoming southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots later in the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending southwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon then tending northeast to southeasterly during the evening.

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

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