No warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 5:10 am EST on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge across Bass Strait to another high pressure system over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will contract northwards and weaken on Wednesday as a cold front crosses Tasmania late in the day. A stronger cold front is forecast to approach southwest Victorian coastal waters late on Thursday before moving across Bass Strait early Friday morning.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly around 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 24 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
Thursday 25 April
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 26 April
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres west of Sandy Point during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EST Tuesday.
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