Lower East Coast Forecast

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Forecast issued at 10:04 pm EST on Saturday 26 May 2012.

Weather Situation

A deep low moves away to the southeast as a high moves over waters south of the Bight. A weak trough embedded in the southwesterly flow is expected to cross the state during tomorrow as the high continues to move east. The high should move to be just southwest of Adelaide during Monday. On Tuesday the high should remain stationary as a weak cold front embedded in the westerly flow passes over southern Tasmania. On Wednesday the high will then continue to track eastwards over Victoria.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong wind warning for Saturday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
3 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 4 metres.

Sunday 27 May

Strong wind warning for Sunday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 4 metres tending southwesterly up to 5 metres from the morning until late afternoon then decreasing to 2 to 4 metres during the evening.

Monday 28 May

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
Up to 3 metres decreasing below 2 metres around dawn.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres decreasing to 2 to 3 metres late in the evening.

Tuesday 29 May

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 3 metres.

Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.

Nearby Coastal Waters

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Sunday.

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