IDV19300

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Sunday 8 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 12 November 2009.

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here.

Warning Summary at issue time

Nil.

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 high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will move northwards on Monday before a weak cold front brushes Tasmania at night. On Tuesday a new high will move from south of the Bight towards Tasmania then it will remain slow moving near Tasmania through until Thursday. A weak inland low pressure trough will dip into northern Victoria on Tuesday then persist until Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.

Forecast for Monday

Winds: Light winds tending east to southeasterly up to 10 knots around midday then increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and east to northeasterly about 10 knots later in the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday

Winds: Northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and decreasing below 10 knots later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday

Winds: Light winds tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly during the evening. Patchy morning fog.

Forecast for Thursday

Winds: Light winds tending east to southeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Monday.

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