whats this? melbourne has a wind warning for today with no wind in site. i just checked it then and satday is going to be going nuts. the boys at sandy point will be trying to break the record i bet. please please dont blow to strong all i have is a 5.4 wavesail Local Waters Wind Warning for Western Port and Port Phillip. Issued at 11:18 am EDT on Friday 12 December 2008.
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.
Weather Situation A low pressure system northwest of Adelaide will move southeastwards and deepen Friday and Saturday, reaching eastern Bass Strait Saturday night.
Gale warning for Western Port Winds tending southwesterly Saturday morning and increasing up to 30/35 knots. Seas rising to 1 to 2 metres.
Gale warning for Port Phillip Winds tending south to southwesterly Saturday morning and increasing up to 30/35 knots. Seas rising 1 to 2 metres.
It's all happening in Sydney, today and the next few days.
Friday until midnight: Wind: NE 20/30 knots, increasing to 30/40 knots during the evening.Sea: 2 to 3 metres, reaching 4 metres later. Swell: N/NE 1 to 1.5 metres. Rain periods, heavy at times. Saturday: Wind: Easing to W/NW 15/25 knots early, increasing to 20/30 knots during the afternoon.Sea: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: N/NE 2 to 2.5 metres. Sunday Outlook: Wind: W/SW increasing to 25/35 knots Monday Outlook: Wind: S/SW 20/30 knots, easing.
Forecasts: Friday until midnight: S/SW 40/50 knots in the afternoon. Followed by cold beer early evening. Winds turning SE 0/5 knots towards midnight. Seas 4.0m to 5.0m. Swell to 3.0m. Beer at Cottesloe: Expensive, but cold.
Saturday: E/SE winds 10/15 knots shifting S/SW 40/50 knots in the afternoon. Free gear to all windsurfers late afternoon. Seas 4.0m to 5.0m. Swell to 3.0m. Followed by cold beer early evening.
Sunday: E/NE winds 13/18 knots shifting S/SW 40/50 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4.0m to 5.0m. Swell to 3.0m. Followed by cold beer early evening.
