Rescue Island Weather Forecast

Central Gippsland Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday, then tending westerly 2 to 3 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, with possible squalls in the west in the afternoon.

Weather Situation

Strong northerly airflow as a cold front approaches from the west, crossing Bass Strait today with a vigorous westerly airstream developing as an associated low pressure system crosses Tasmania. Winds will ease on Sunday as a high pressure ridge extends over Victoria and persists into early next week.