Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Friday 6 December 2019.

Weather Situation

A vigorous westerly airstream exists between a deep low well south of Tasmania and a high pressure system currently south of Western Australia, which extends a ridge of high pressure over northwest Victoria. The low will gradually move southeast over the coming days. Meanwhile the high centre will move east to be located to the southwest of Adelaide tonight before moving across Victoria overnight Saturday into Sunday and reaching the Tasman Sea by Sunday night. A low pressure trough to the west will cross the Bight on Sunday before crossing Bass Strait during Monday as another high pressure system develops south of WA. Another high then establishes south of Western Australia on Tuesday, extending a ridge across southern Victoria.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Central Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy.

Saturday 7 December

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Central Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the east during the morning and early afternoon. Winds tending southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 8 December

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots early in the morning then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 9 December

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting westerly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

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

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