Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 1/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary
Strong wind warnings are current for all Victorian coastal waters.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A low pressure system to the southwest of Tasmania is drifting southwards. An
associated low pressure trough will pass through southern Victoria during today.
A high pressure system will move from South Australia to New South Wales on
Saturday before drifting eastwards on Sunday as a cold front approaches
southwestern Victoria.  This cold front will then move through southern Victoria
on Monday.
Victoria
Friday:       Morning fog and drizzle patches in the north, then a partly cloudy
afternoon with isolated showers developing. Scattered showers and local
thunderstorms developing on and south of the Divide. A cool day with moderate to
fresh northwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly and strengthening near
the coast.
UV Index:     2- 3 [Moderate]
Saturday:     Isolated showers near and south of the ranges, mainly near the
coast.  Morning fog patches in the north. Cool.
Sunday:       Isolated showers near the coast. Morning fog patches inland. Cool
to mild.
Monday:       Scattered showers developing, tending isolated in the north and

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