IDV10200
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria
Issued at 5:02 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.
West Coast: SA-VIC Border to Cape Otway
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 metre. Patchy fog with reduced visibility.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: Southeasterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then increasing to 15 to 20 knots later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly about 1.5 metres. Patchy fog with reduced visibility.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots around dawn, then shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots from the west late morning and afternoon. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly about 1.5 metres. Scattered thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
Central Coast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory
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.
Central Gippsland Coast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending variable below 10 knots later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 metres. Patchy fog with reduced visibility.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to southeasterly up to 15 knots around midday. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 metre. Patchy fog with reduced visibility. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots easing northeast to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 0.5 metres. Isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Winds easing southerly 10 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 2 metres increasing to 3 metres for a period in the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 0.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms.
East Gippsland Coast: Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: South to southwesterly winds 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots until late evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 metres. Patchy fog with reduced visibility.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: West to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly around dawn then tending east to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots later in the evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly about 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 metre. Patchy fog with reduced visibility. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon then tending north to northeasterly up to 25 knots in the east during the evening. Seas: 1 metre increasing to 2 metres in the east. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 metre. Scattered thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots ahead of a westerly change 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Winds easing south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots late afternoon to evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1 metre. Swell: Easterly about 1 metre. The chance of thunderstorms from the morning until late afternoon.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Wednesday.
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