IDV10251
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria
West Coast
Issued at 5:10 am EDT on Wednesday 10 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 Wednesday until midnight
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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:50 pm EDT Wednesday.
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