IDV19300 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes Issued at 5:10 am EDT on Friday 21 November 2008 for the period until midnight EDT Monday 24 November 2008. ================================================================================ Please be aware Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here. ================================================================================ 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 cold front will reach southwest Victoria late Friday morning. As the front crosses the State, a low pressure system will form near Tasmania. The low is expected to deepen significantly off the southeast coast of Victoria during Saturday and early Sunday before moving away to the east Sunday night. A narrow ridge of high pressure will move across Victoria on Monday. Forecast for Friday until midnight Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening then tending south to southwesterly later in the evening. Forecast for Saturday Winds: West to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending westerly 15 to 20 knots around dawn then tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then becoming southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms with hail in the afternoon and evening. Forecast for Sunday Winds: South to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots decreasing below 30 knots during the evening. Forecast for Monday Winds: Southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southeasterly up to 20 knots during the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly during the evening. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EDT Friday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.