Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 24/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary
Fire weather warning: Fire danger will be extreme in the Mallee, Wimmera and
Northern Country today.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A trough will move from the Bight to reach western Victoria later today and
weaken overnight. A cold front will move into western Victoria on Sunday morning
and be east of the state by Monday morning. A high pressure system in the Bight
will extend a ridge across Victoria on Monday. The ridge will move south of the
state on Tuesday as a low pressure system looks likely to develop over South
Australia.
Victoria
Saturday:     Morning fog patches in Gippsland clearing to a fine day with high
cloud increasing from the west. Generally warm to hot with freshening northerly
winds, although milder west to southwest winds developing about the southwest
coast in the evening.
Sunday:       Warm to hot in most parts at first with fresh and gusty northerly
winds in most areas. Milder southwesterly winds in the southwest gradually
extending eastward across central parts by the evening. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms following the change.
Monday:       Isolated showers in the south. Generally mild.

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STAT News Service