View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 5:10 am EDT on Friday 10 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough extends from central New South Wales southwards into Victoria and is slow moving. A ridge of high pressure extends from south of the Bight to south of Tasmania. A low pressure system will develop to the east of Victoria on Saturday. On Sunday the low will drift eastwards and a high pressure system will move towards Tasmania on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots around midday then increasing to 20 to 30 knots late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Scattered thunderstorms.
Saturday 11 February
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots around dawn then increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Sunday 12 February
- Winds
- Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 0.5 to 1.5 metres.
Monday 13 February
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 0.5 to 1 metres.
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 4:40 pm EDT Friday.
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