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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
- West to southwesterly 30 to 40 knots becoming southwesterly 25 to 30 knots later in the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 4 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southwesterly 1 metre.
Sunday 27 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots around dawn then increasing to 20 to 30 knots later in the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly about 2 metres tending southeasterly 1 metre from the late morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southwesterly 1 metre.
Monday 28 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the morning then decreasing to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 3 metres decreasing below 2 metres during the morning then decreasing to below 1 metre by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly about 1 metre.
Tuesday 29 May
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming westerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly about 1 metre.
- Weather
- 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.
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 EST Sunday.
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