Port Phillip Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Saturday 2 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system lies south of the Bight and builds a ridge over western Bass Strait and moves slowly east. A broad area of low pressure lies over eastern Bass Strait and moves slowly northeast into the Tasman Sea during Sunday. The high is expected to cross south of Tasmania during the weekend and move into the Tasman Sea during Monday. A front is expected to reach western Bass Strait on Monday afternoon and clear Bass Strait by Tuesday afternoon. The next ridge builds east over Bass Strait late Tuesday for the following few days.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the north.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Sunday 3 December

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 4 December

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots early in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Tuesday 5 December

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly during the morning then tending southerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 6 December

Winds
South to southwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Sunday.

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