Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 1/06 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary
A strong wind warning is current for waters east of Wilsons Promontory.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A low pressure trough will drift across Victoria on Saturday afternoon and night
with a cold front to affect southern Victoria on Sunday. A high pressure system
will move quickly across northern Victoria on Monday before an active cold front
sweeps through the state on Tuesday.
Victoria
Tonight and Saturday:    Isolated showers in the east clearing tonight. Patchy
rain about the South Gippsland and west coasts tonight extending throughout
tomorrow but mainly affecting southern and mountain districts. Isolated
afternoon thunderstorms in the north and east. Light to moderate north to
northwesterly wind shifting cooler, southwesterly from the southwest later.
UV Index:     5 [moderate] decreasing to 2 [low] under cloud.
Sunday:       Patchy rain in the east clearing by the afternoon. Isolated
showers in southern and mountain districts increasing from the west.  Cool.
Monday:       Isolated showers clearing from southern and mountain districts but
rain developing in the southwest later. Morning inland fog patches. Cool to
mild.
Tuesday:      Rain and isolated thunderstorms in the west extending throughout.

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