Warnings

Coastal Waters Wind Warning for Victorian Waters between Sa-Vic Border and 60nm East of Gabo Island Sat 04 Feb 2012

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Coastal Waters Wind Warning
for Victorian waters between SA-VIC Border and 60nm east of Gabo Island.

Issued at 9:42 pm EDT on Saturday 4 February 2012.

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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.
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Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over South Australia will move eastwards during Sunday to
reach western Bass Strait about dawn, then pass Cape Otway about midday,
Wilsons Promontory at around 6pm and Gabo Island at around midnight.

Gale warning for Victorian waters between SA-VIC Border and Point Lonsdale
Winds: Light to moderate winds tending west to northwesterly from the west
Sunday afternoon and increasing to 30 to 35 knots then turning west to
southwesterly Sunday evening and reaching 35 to 40 knots. Combined sea and
swell: Increasing up to 5 metres.

Gale warning for Victorian waters between Point Lonsdale and Lakes Entrance
Winds: Northeast to northerly increasing to 20 to 30 knots by Sunday afternoon
then tending northwest to westerly from the west late afternoon and evening and
increasing to 30 to 40 knots. Combined sea and swell: Increasing up to 4 metres.

Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Lakes Entrance and 60nm east
of Gabo Island
Winds: Northeasterly increasing up to 30 knots Sunday afternoon. Combined sea
and swell: Increasing up to 3 metres.

The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Sunday.

More detailed information about local wind speed and direction and wave
information is available in the Coastal Waters Forecast.

Please note: coastal wind warnings now contain details of the highest average
wind speeds and highest combined sea and swell heights expected during the
warning period. More detailed sea and swell information will continue to be
provided within the Coastal Waters Forecast. See the Bureau's marine site at
www.bom.gov.au/marine for more information.