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Forecast issued at 4:47 pm EDT on Friday 14 December 2018.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system over far northwest Victoria will move into New South Wales today and weaken. The low will drift southwards back across Victoria during Saturday, crossing Tasmania on Sunday. A high pressure system will develop well south of the Bight on Monday and will extend a ridge over Victoria.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly wind 10 to 15 knots, locally reaching 20 knots at times. Wind becoming variable to 10 knots during the evening. Stronger squalls with thunderstorms.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Areas of fog later this evening with reduced visibility.
Saturday 15 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming northeasterly about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. Areas of fog in the south in the afternoon with reduced visibility. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 16 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Monday 17 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 18 December
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Saturday.
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