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Forecast issued at 5:04 pm EST on Wednesday 27 September 2023.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in the Bight will move slowly east, before moving over northern Victoria by Thursday night. A weak cold front is forecast to cross Tasmania early on Friday with a ridge then extending south across Bass Strait by Friday night. The high will move over the Tasman Sea on Saturday, directing northerly winds over Victorian waters as a weak cold front approaches from the west. The front is forecast to cross Bass Strait during Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly in the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 28 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the late evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 29 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 30 September
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 1 October
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Thursday.
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