Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 1/07 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary
A gale warning is current for Victorian coastal waters east of Lake Entrance.
A strong wind warning is current for Victorian coastal waters between Cape
Peterson and Lake Entrance.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A vigorous westerly airstream over southern Victoria will ease tonight as a high
pressure system moves across New South Wales. A cold front south of Western
Australia will move eastwards and cross Victoria during Tuesday night. Another
cold front will cross Tasmania on Thursday.
Victoria
Tuesday:      Isolated showers near the coast this evening contracting to South
Gippsland then clearing during the morning. Fine otherwise apart from local
early morning fog inland. A mild to warm and mainly sunny day with northerly
wind increasing from the west.
UV Index:     Max 7 [high].
Wednesday:    Fresh to strong westerly wind becoming general. Isolated showers
extending across southern and mountain districts, more widespread near the coast
with isolated hail. Dry in the north with locally raised dust.
Thursday:     Isolated showers in southern and mountain districts tending
scattered near the coast, contracting south during the day. Fine in the north.
Cool to mild with fresh to strong west to northwest wind in the south, lighter
in the north.
Friday:       Generally fine although isolated showers over the southwest,

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