No warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 5:10 am EDT on Tuesday 14 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over Tasmania will move eastwards and will be located over the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter the southwest Victoria late on Wednesday and move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday. On Friday the low pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria while a strong high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly about 2 metres.
Wednesday 15 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots later in the evening. A westerly change of around 20 knots in the west later.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Thursday 16 February
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly during the morning then tending south to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly about 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- All Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:50 pm EDT Tuesday.
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