Lorne FAD (offshore) Weather Forecast

Central Victoria Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far west.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing a warm northerly airstream over Victoria as a low pressure trough approaches from the west. The trough is forecast to cross Victoria during today as a band of mid-level cloud crosses the Bight. The cloud band is expected to cross Bass Strait on Saturday as a strong high pressure system crosses the Southern Ocean. During Sunday the high is forecast to approach Tasmania with a ridge extending across Bass Strait. The high is then expected to move over the Tasman Sea on Monday with airflow tending east to northeasterly over coastal waters.