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BOM Boating Forecast for Port Phillip[+/-] [?]

IDV10460
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Port Phillip
Issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Saturday 28 January 2012
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 1 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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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 high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over Tasmania. A low
pressure trough extends from central Australia into western Victoria. A low
pressure system will deepen south of the Bight on Sunday and an associated cold
front should reach western Bass Strait Monday morning. The cold front will move
rapidly eastwards on Monday, reaching the Tasman Sea during the evening. The
next high pressure system will move south of the Bight on Tuesday, reaching
Tasmania on Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday 28 January until midnight
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 10 knots later in
the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.

Forecast for Sunday 29 January
Winds: Northerly 5 to 10 knots with seabreezes to 10 knots developing in the
afternoon. Winds tending east to northeasterly up to 15 knots in the late
afternoon and evening then north to northeasterly at night. Seas: Below 0.5
metres.

Forecast for Monday 30 January
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northerly 15 to 25 knots
around dawn then tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots around midday. Squally
winds likely with southwesterly change. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres increasing to 1
to 1.5 metres during the morning then increasing to 2 metres during the
afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon.

Forecast for Tuesday 31 January
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots reaching 30 knots early in the
morning, becoming southerly 10 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 2
metres.

Forecast for Wednesday 1 February
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 10
to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Sunday.

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


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BOM Melbourne Forecast[+/-] [?]

IDV10450
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Melbourne Metropolitan Area Forecast
Issued at 4:20 pm EDT on Saturday 28 January 2012
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 4 February 2012.

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.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 28 January
Mostly clear. Isolated showers or thunderstorms possible in the outer northern
suburbs this evening. Winds southerly averaging up to 20 km/h.

City Centre Mostly clear.
Chance of any rainfall: 1%

Forecast for Sunday 29 January
Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon and evening. Winds northerly averaging up to 20 km/h with weak
bayside seabreezes in the afternoon.

City Centre Shower or two developing. Min 21 Max 35
Chance of any rainfall: 20%
Rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm

Around Melbourne
Geelong Min 18 Max 33 Watsonia Min 20 Max 34
Laverton Min 19 Max 33 Mount Dandenong Min 18 Max 29
Tullamarine Min 19 Max 34 Yarra Glen Min 18 Max 34
Scoresby Min 19 Max 34 Frankston Min 20 Max 35

Fire Danger:
High

UV Alert from 9:20 am to 5:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Forecast for Monday 30 January
Cloudy. Areas of rain developing around dawn, easing to isolated showers by
early evening. Isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. Winds northerly
averaging 25 to 40 km/h during the morning then tending southwesterly 25 to 35
km/h in the early afternoon.

City Centre Rain. Afternoon storms. Min 21 Max 26

Forecast for Tuesday 31 January
Isolated showers during the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Winds south to
southwesterly averaging up to 35 km/h.

City Centre Morning shower or two. Min 15 Max 20

Forecast for Wednesday 1 February
Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending
south to southwesterly up to 25 km/h around midday.

City Centre Mostly sunny. Min 14 Max 24

Forecast for Thursday 2 February
Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly averaging up to 25 km/h.

City Centre Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 26

Forecast for Friday 3 February
Sunny morning. Isolated showers developing with the chance of afternoon
thunderstorms in the northeast. Winds northeasterly averaging up to 20 km/h
tending northerly 20 to 35 km/h during the morning then tending southwesterly
up to 20 km/h during the afternoon.

City Centre Afternoon shower or two. Min 19 Max 28

Forecast for Saturday 4 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 15 to
25 km/h.

City Centre Shower or two. Min 16 Max 23

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.

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


Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533
532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the
conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements
(http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).


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