It's going to be a very windy 24 hours across southern Australia
as a strong cold front moves through. There is also the possibility of hazardous coastal conditions
and flooding in Tasmania. First, let's have a look
at the warning situation. And as of Tuesday afternoon, we have
warnings for winds covering five states extending all the way from south-west WA
and into the south-east of the country. Damaging winds above 90 km an hour
has the potential to bring down trees and power lines and create dangerous road
and transport conditions, while destructive winds above 125
km an hour can cause significant damage. First, looking at Western Australia
and there is a warning for damaging winds extending along the south coast from Cape
Leeuwin to Bremer Bay. And these winds will ease
later on Tuesday afternoon. For the rest of the country,
these winds increase through Tuesday and we do have weather warnings current
for parts of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales
and this does include the Mount Lofty Ranges, Melbourne, Hobart,
Wollongong and parts of western Sydney. We see these winds increasing
from the west from Tuesday afternoon, initially for parts of South Australia
and elevated western and central parts of Victoria
and north-west Tasmania. Into Tuesday night, winds increase
across the rest of the warning areas in Victoria, including for Melbourne
as well as Tasmania. Through the day,
there is a risk of destructive wind gusts for elevated terrain in Tasmania,
as well as the east coast of Tasmania. And in Victoria,
the risk of those destructive wind gusts will come at night
time across alpine areas. Then into Wednesday morning,
that's where we see the winds pushing up the New South Wales coast and towards
the Sydney Metro and the Blue Mountains. As well as these very strong winds, we are
expecting hazardous coastal conditions. So we do have warnings current for
damaging surf and abnormally high tides. First for damaging surf,
and they cover areas along the south-west coast of Victoria and towards
the exposed coast of Wilsons Promontory. And these are dangerous waves
which could cause coastal erosion. Abnormally high tides are possible,
as well in parts of Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland coast, and these
can cause inundation of low lying areas. But even as the cold front moves
through on Wednesday, we will continue to see very strong winds, particularly
across southern parts of Victoria. As well as wind,
also expecting heavy rain in some areas, particularly in Tasmania. A Flood
Watch is current for much of the state and that's for the possibility of widespread minor flooding
once the rain starts to fall and the possibility
of isolated moderate flooding. Over the next seven days,
we're expecting widespread falls of 100 to 200 mm across Tasmania, although across Victoria not expecting
those widespread falls to come. And in Tasmania,
we are expecting the snow level to fall to around 600 m once the cold front moves
through, with just a few flurries across some of those alpine resorts
in Victoria and in New South Wales. A closer look at the wind
and the wind above the surface. We can see heading into Tuesday night, those winds really ramping up
with that cold front across parts of South Australia, western Victoria
and north-western Tasmania. Into Tuesday night and Wednesday morning,
those is where the winds are really ramp up and peak across central Victoria,
including for Melbourne. As a cold front moves through, winds
increase along the New South Wales coast through the day on Wednesday, still remaining
very windy behind that cold front. And that's ahead of the next system
coming through from the west on Thursday. So it's very windy conditions coming up,
as well as hazardous coastal conditions and the possibility of flooding, make sure you have the latest information
and warnings for your area, and you can get these from the Bureau's
website and social media channels. And please stay safe.