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 has been issued for Victorian coastal waters west of Wilsons
Promontory and for Port Phillip and Western Port.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A high pressure system over New South Wales will drift eastwards to the Tasman
Sea by tonight. A cold front south of the Bight,  will move eastwards to cross
Victoria during Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Another cold front will cross
Tasmania on Thursday and then a third front will reach Victoria on Friday.
Victoria
Tuesday:      Fine. A mild to warm and mainly sunny day with generally light
winds at first, tending northerly and strengthening in the west this evening.
UV Index:     Max 7 [high].
Wednesday:    Fresh to strong westerly winds becoming general. Isolated showers
extending across southern and mountain districts, scattered near the coast with
isolated hail. Snow showers developing on the Alps. Dry on the northern plains
with locally raised dust.
Thursday:     Isolated showers in southern and mountain districts contracting to
the southwest 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:       Cloud increasing with isolated showers in the southwest extending

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