Melbourne Weather Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

Victoria

Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria
Issued at 4:23 pm EST on Thursday 23 May 2013
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 26 May 2013.

Warning Information
telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation
A low pressure system centred off the northern N.S.W coast is expected to move
slowly southeastwards across the Tasman Sea on Friday. A high pressure system
over the western Bight extends a ridge across Tasmania. The ridge will move
northeastwards across Victoria on Friday as a weakening cold front passes
through Bass Strait. The high will move from the Bight to lie near Adelaide by
late Saturday then move slowly towards Victoria on Sunday as further fronts
embedded in southwesterly flow cross Tasmania. On Monday the high will move to
the east of Tasmania by late in the day.


West Coast: SA-VIC Border to Cape Otway

Forecast for Thursday 23 May until midnight
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell:
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday 24 May
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots from the
west during the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: Up to 1 metre,
increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to
2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.

Forecast for Saturday 25 May
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2.5
metres offshore.Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres
around dawn.

Forecast for Sunday 26 May
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots easing 10 to 15 knots during the
afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres abating 1 to 1.5 metres in the afternoon. Swell:
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the afternoon or
evening.


Central Coast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

Forecast for Thursday 23 May until midnight
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the
late evening. Seas: Up to 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday 24 May
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas: Up to 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Swell:
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the
afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday 25 May
Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the middle of
the day then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5
metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres the east.Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Sunday 26 May
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots easing 15 to 20 knots by the
afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, reaching 2.5 metres in the south during the
morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during
the afternoon.


Central Gippsland Coast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

Forecast for Thursday 23 May until midnight
Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell:
Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday 24 May
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming westerly 15 to 20 knots before dawn.
Seas: Up to 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then
increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell: West to southwesterly up
to 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly up to 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday 25 May
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots early in the
morning. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly up to 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday 26 May
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots easing 20 to 25 knots by the
afternoon. Seas: 2 to 3 metres abating 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the afternoon.
Swell: West to southwesterly up to 1 metre.


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

Forecast for Thursday 23 May until midnight
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1
metre by early evening. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to
1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Friday 24 May
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before
dawn then tending westerly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Up to 1
metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 1
to 2 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres,
decreasing to around 1 metre before dawn.

Forecast for Saturday 25 May
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning and
reaching up to 35 knots offshore. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4
metres by early evening. Swell: West to southwesterly up to 1 metre, increasing
to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southeasterly up to 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday 26 May
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots easing 20 to 30 knots by the
afternoon. Seas: 2 to 4 metres. Swell: Southwesterly up to 1 metre. Swell:
Southeasterly around 1 metre.

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

weather conditions for neighbouring coastal zones.