View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:50 pm EDT on Tuesday 14 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system just east of Tasmania will move eastwards and will be located over the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter southwest Victoria late on Wednesday and will move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday. The low pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria on Friday and Saturday. Another high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania on Friday before drifting well to the south of Tasmania on Saturday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 20 knots, reaching 15 to 25 knots in the south.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly about 2 metres.
Wednesday 15 February
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 20 knots around dawn.
- Seas
- Up to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Thursday 16 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Wednesday.
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