IDV19300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes
Issued at 5:13 am EST on Sunday 1 August 2010
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 4 August 2010.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here.
Warning Summary at issue time
Strong wind warning for Gippsland Lakes.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation
A vigorous cold front to the west will reach the Gippsland Lakes this evening. An associated low pressure system to the west of Tasmania will deepen and move across Tasmania later on Sunday before moving northeastwards, reaching the Tasman Sea on Monday. A weak ridge of high pressure will extend over Victoria on Tuesday, then another cold front will cross Bass Strait on Wednesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots behind the front this evening. Isolated thunderstorms with hail from the late morning.
Forecast for Monday
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 20 knots by early evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly during the afternoon then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EST Sunday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
