View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 5:10 am EDT on Sunday 22 October 2017.
Weather Situation
A large, slow moving high pressure system centred south of the Bight will continue to direct a southwesterly airflow across Bass Strait for the remainder of the weekend. The high will weaken as it moves eastwards across Victoria late Monday. A low pressure system will develop over the Bight region during Tuesday, then will move across Victoria on Wednesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the north.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Monday 23 October
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 30% chance of a light shower in the morning and early afternoon.
Tuesday 24 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots tending southerly during the afternoon then tending easterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Wednesday 25 October
- Winds
- East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southeasterly about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EDT Sunday.
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