View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EST on Monday 20 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure will move through eastern Bass Strait overnight. A weak ridge of high pressure will cross the State on Tuesday as a low pressure system forms over the Bight. The low will move eastwards from SA to NSW on Wednesday, reaching the Tasman Sea later Thursday as the next ridge of high pressure extends from the Bight to south of Victoria. The low will deepen and move to the central Tasman Sea on Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms this evening.
Tuesday 21 May
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
Wednesday 22 May
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
Thursday 23 May
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly at 10 to 15 knots during the morning, then easing below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
Friday 24 May
- Winds
- Variable at 5 knots tending west to southwesterly about 10 knots in the morning then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
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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