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Wild weather on the way for Victoria and Tasmania

Craig McIntosh, Saturday April 30, 2016 - 12:48 AEST

As a deep low and cold front approaches Australia's southeast, Victoria and Tasmania are preparing for the brunt of the nasty weather.

As a prelude to what's coming, parts of Victoria are already feeling strong wind gusts. Mount Gellibrand and Mount William have both recorded gusts of 63km/h this morning. A strong wind warning is currently in place for the West Coast. Melbourne is not escaping the wind either, with gusts up to 52km/h felt at the airport just before 11am.

Western Tasmania is in the same boat as their northern neighbour, with Low Rocky Point and Mount Read both recording gusts of 63km/h. Over in the east, Hobart clocked a gust of 33km/h, while Mount Wellington blew the opposition away with the strongest recorded gust so far at 76km/h. A strong wind warning for the Southwest and Central West coasts is in effect, alongside a Small Craft Alert for the South West Lakes.

So far the rain has mostly held off, however that will change throughout today and into tomorrow.

Victoria has the potential for widespread thunderstorms overnight and into tomorrow. They will most likely spark up in the Mallee and track east throughout the day. These storms may bring damaging winds and heavy rain.

Tasmania will be battening down the hatches tomorrow with a Storm Force Wind Warning issued in advance for the Lower East and South East Coasts. This means sustained winds of over 85km/h with potential gusts over 120km/h. A Gale Warning has also been issued in advance for all remaining coasts, including the Derwent Estuary and Hobart Waters.

Keep up to date with warnings for your area at http://www.weatherzone.com.au/warnings.jsp

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