View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:50 pm EDT on Monday 13 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over Tasmania will move eastwards and will be located in the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter the southwest Victoria late on Wednesday and move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday. On Friday the low pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria while a strong high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms this evening.
Tuesday 14 February
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday then increasing to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Wednesday 15 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots around dawn.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Thursday 16 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending west to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
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 Tuesday.
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