IDV10252
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria
Central Coast
Issued at 5:03 pm EDT on Tuesday 9 February 2010
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 12 February 2010.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system is over the Tasman Sea. A weak low pressure trough over Victoria will remain slow-moving before deepening over western Victoria on Thursday and moving eastwards later on Thursday and early Friday. A high pressure ridge will lie to the south of Tasmania on Saturday while a low pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 0.5 metres. Patchy fog with reduced visibility.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots from mid-morning, then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots for the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly about 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 0.5 metres. Patchy fog with reduced visibility.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending north to northwesterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon then shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots from the west in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly about 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 0.5 metres. Scattered thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon, becoming 20 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres for the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 0.5 metres.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Wednesday.
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