Central Gippsland Coastal Waters

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:50 pm EST on Saturday 26 May 2012.

Weather Situation

A deep low pressure system located east of Tasmania will move steadily southeastwards, away across the south Tasman Sea during today and Sunday. The next high pressure system will move over Bight waters on Sunday and extend a ridge across Bass Strait on Monday. The high will still be located just west of Bass Strait on Tuesday, moving across Victoria on Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
3 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.

Sunday 27 May

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
3 metres decreasing to 2 metres around dawn.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.

Monday 28 May

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds decreasing to southwesterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.
Seas
Up to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre by early evening.
1st Swell
Southwesterly about 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.

Tuesday 29 May

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 0.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly 0.5 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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Sunday.

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