Franklin Channel Light (No.3) Weather Forecast

Central Gippsland Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly around 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over southern NSW extends a ridge over eastern Bass Strait ahead of a cold front and associated low pressure system that will approach from the west today. Northerly winds will freshen ahead of the front which is expected to enter western Bass during the late afternoon. The front will then cross remaining coastal and local waters on Tuesday as the low crosses Tasmania. A high pressure system will move over South Australia later on Tuesday, extending a ridge over central Bass Strait on Wednesday. Winds will tend northwesterly on Thursday as the high moves over southeastern NSW.