View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Friday 6 March 2015.
Weather Situation
A deep low pressure system southeast of Tasmania will move eastwards towards New Zealand tonight. A cold front will cross Tasmania on Saturday then a ridge will briefly extend across Victoria on Sunday. Another cold front will cross Bass Strait and Tasmania on Monday. Once again a narrow ridge will extend across Victoria on Tuesday but the next high pressure system looks set to remain well to the west.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching 25 knots at first in the south, turning westerly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
Saturday 7 March
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 30% chance of a shower in the morning and afternoon.
Sunday 8 March
- Winds
- Westerly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower.
Monday 9 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day then tending southerly during the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
Tuesday 10 March
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Saturday.
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