View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:53 pm EDT on Sunday 8 December 2013.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is located over over the Tasman Sea. A trough and associated cold front moving through central Bass Strait will become slow moving over eastern Bass Strait tonight and during Monday. A cold front will approach western Bass Strait late on Monday before sweeping across the State on Tuesday morning. A high pressure ridge will then extend across northern Victoria on Wednesday. Another cold front will approach Tasmania late on Thursday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms later tonight.
Monday 9 December
- Winds
- South to southwesterly below 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then becoming west to northwesterly about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon.
Tuesday 10 December
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly before dawn.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Wednesday 11 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly during the early afternoon then easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Thursday 12 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly during the afternoon at similar strength and easing below 10 knots at night.
- 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 EDT Monday.
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