Australian Government Bureau of MeteorologyVictoria
Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria

Issued at 4:50 pm EST on Thursday 2 September 2010for the period until midnight EST Sunday 5 September 2010.

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 south of Western Australia extends a ridge to Bass Strait. A low pressure system will develop over South Australia on Friday before moving southeastwards across western Victoria on Saturday to be near Tasmania Saturday night. The low will then move rapidly away to the southeast on Sunday. On Monday a high pressure system will from the Bight towards Tasmania.

West Coast: SA-VIC Border to Cape Otway

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly later in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots around midday. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Saturday

Winds: Easterly 20 to 30 knots tending mainly northwest to southwesterly around dawn then tending south to southwesterly up to 35 knots by early evening. Winds southwesterly 30 to 40 knots later in the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres increasing to 3 to 4 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 35 knots tending westerly 10 to 20 knots during the morning then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds south to southwesterly up to 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Central Coast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 25 knots around dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around dawn. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Saturday

Winds: Easterly 20 to 30 knots tending northeasterly 30 to 35 knots around dawn then tending northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Winds west to southwesterly up to 35 knots later in the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres increasing to 4 metres during the morning then decreasing to 3 metres by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. The chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: West to southwesterly 30 to 40 knots decreasing below 30 knots during the morning then tending westerly 10 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 4 metres decreasing below 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Central Gippsland Coast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots later in the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday

Winds: Easterly 10 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots around dawn. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around dawn. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Saturday

Winds: Northeasterly 25 to 30 knots tending north to northeasterly 30 to 35 knots during the morning then tending north to northwesterly 25 to 30 knots by early evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres increasing to 4 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Southeasterly about 1 metre from the late morning. The chance of thunderstorms in the early evening.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: West to northwesterly 30 to 40 knots tending westerly 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 4 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 0.5 to 1.5 metres.

East Gippsland Coast: Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island

Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Lakes Entrance and 60nm east of Gabo Island.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots later in the evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly around dawn then increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around dawn then increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday

Winds: North to northeasterly 30 to 40 knots tending north to northwesterly by early evening then becoming northwesterly 25 to 30 knots later in the evening. Seas: 3 to 4 metres increasing to 5 metres around midday then decreasing to 3 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southeasterly about 1 metre tending easterly 1.5 metres late in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 metre. The chance of thunderstorms in the early evening.

Forecast for Sunday

Winds: West to northwesterly 30 to 40 knots tending westerly 30 to 45 knots during the morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 knots during the evening. Seas: 3 to 4 metres increasing to 5 metres during the morning then decreasing to 3 metres during the evening. Swell: Easterly about 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 metre.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Friday.

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