IDV10253
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria
Central Gippsland Coast
Issued at 4:54 pm EDT on Monday 22 March 2010
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 25 March 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
Gale warning for Victorian waters between Wilsons Promontory and 60nm east of Gabo Island.
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 high pressure system over the Bight will remain to the west of Victoria during the rest of today and Tuesday while a cold front moves from the Southern Ocean, across Tasmania, to the Tasman Sea. The high will then cross Victoria late Wednesday and will be centred over the Tasman Sea on Thursday. The next cold front will move across southern Victoria on Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre.
Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly 30 to 35 knots during the morning then becoming southwesterly 25 to 30 knots later in the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots later in the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots locally reaching 20 knots in the south at first. Afternoon seabreezes to 15 knots. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Tuesday.
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