Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Thursday 30 March 2023.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system to the east of Tasmania will move southeastwards tonight as a high pressure system to the west strengthens. A cold front will cross Bass Strait on Friday as the high moves to a position south of the Bight extending a ridge over Victoria at the weekend. The high will then move over Bass Strait to be over the Tasman Sea on Monday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 31 March

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly in the late afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 1 April

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming west to southwesterly about 10 knots in the late evening.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 2 April

Winds
West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming southeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly during the evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Monday 3 April

Winds
Northerly below 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming northeast to northerly below 10 knots during the evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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

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

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