Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes
Issued at 4:40 pm EST on Sunday 3 May 2009
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 7 May 2009.

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Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here.
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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 large high pressure system is located over the Bight and extends a ridge
through northern Victoria. The high is very slow moving and will be located in
the general Bight area for several days. Meanwhile, weak cold fronts will brush
the Victorian coast during Monday and again late on Wednesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: Southwesterly 5 to 10 knots.

Forecast for Monday
Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to
15 knots around midday then tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon
then becoming southwesterly up to 10 knots by early evening.

Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: Light winds.

Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: West to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots.

Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots
during the afternoon.

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

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.