It cracked the 50 knots mark, wind speed at melbourne air port today. check the BOM thats what she says 50 knots and 90 k winds. And it got to 48 knots at kite beach, st kilda. Wonder if any kiters went out. even now it says its still blowing 33 knots, wsw at kite beach.
the wind fans are on again tomorrow so whos going out?
i think i need some more red bull for tomorrrow
windwarnings every where
get those sinkers and 4.0 sails ready boys
this forcasts in for the bays and the ocean forcasts is saying its going to be 45 knots NW
Local Waters Forecast for Port Phillip
Issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 March 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 7 March 2009.
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.
Warning Summary at issue time
Gale warning for Port Phillip.
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 strong cold front will move rapidly across the east of the State tonight, leaving a relatively cold and squally southwest airflow over the State on Wednesday and Thursday. Another cold front will approach Bass Strait later on Friday, moving over Tasmania on Saturday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: Northerly 35 to 40 knots shifting west to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots later in the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots around midday. Seas: 1.0 to 2.0 metres decreasing to 0.5 to 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots later in the evening. Seas: near 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.
Forecast for Saturday
Winds: West to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres increasing up to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
check the bass straight forcasts and melbourne always gets 10 knots more than what they forcasts like today check our highest wind recorded today at melb air port on the Bom
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