Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 16/02 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
A final land wind warning has been issued for the Alpine district.
Strong wind warnings are current for all Victorian coastal waters.  
Weather Pattern
A cold front over eastern Victoria will move over the Tasman Sea tonight. 
Another rapidly moving cold front will cross Bight waters on Tuesday to affect
southern Victoria on Wednesday.  The next high pressure system will approach
Adelaide on Thursday with a cold front to approach the state on Friday.
Victoria
Tonight and Tuesday: Rain in the east, contracting eastwards overnight and
clearing during the morning. Scattered showers and local hail to follow, mainly
in southern and mountain areas. A cool to cold and generally cloudy day with
moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds.
UV Index: 5 [High] reduced to 2 [moderate] under cloud. 
Wednesday: Showers in the south increasing. Isolated shower developing in the
north. Cool to mild and windy.
Thursday:  Showers in the south becoming isolated and tending to clear from the
west. Cool.
Friday:    Fine apart from islolated showers near the coast. Cool to mild.
Forecast for Melbourne
Tonight and Tuesday
A few showers tonight. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a shower or two and moderate
to fresh west to southwesterly winds.
Min 8    Max 16
Wednesday
Showers developing. Windy.                  Min 9    Max 17
Thursday
Shower or two, mainly morning.              Min 11    Max 17
Friday
Fine.                                       Min 9    Max 20
Trend for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Cool. Shower or two
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tonight and Tuesday: West to southwest winds of 15 to 20 knots tending northwest
at a similar strength later in the day. Waves around 1 metre. 
Wednesday: Northwest wind increasing to 20 to 30 knots then shifting west to
southwesterly at 25 to 35 knots.
Thursday:  West to southwesterly wind 25 to 35 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots by
night.
Friday:    West to northwesterly wind at 15 to 20 knots.
Headline Melbourne: Shower or two. 
Headline Victoria:  Rain in the east clearing. Scattered showers to follow.

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STAT News Service

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