Port Phillip Local Waters

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EST on Monday 6 May 2013.

Weather Situation

An upper level trough over eastern SA will drift slowly across Victoria on Tuesday. A high pressure system will move from Tasmania to the Tasman Sea overnight tonight and remain there during Wednesday. The high will weaken as a cold front moves from the Southern Ocean across Tasmania to the Tasman Sea on Thursday. Another high will follow the front and move to the southern Tasman Sea on Friday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Variable 5 to 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots this evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.

Tuesday 7 May

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.
Seas
Up to 1 metre.

Wednesday 8 May

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots, locally reaching up to 20 knots in the late morning.
Seas
Up to 1 metre.

Thursday 9 May

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 1 metre.

Friday 10 May

Winds
North to northeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.

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 EST Tuesday.

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