Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
Nil.
Weather Pattern
A low pressure trough will persist over eastern Victoria on Tuesday. A high
pressure ridge south of Victoria will weaken on Wednesday as a cold front moves
across Tasmania. A high pressure system will then develop southwest of Victoria
on Thursday before moving to the east of Tasmania on Friday.
Victoria
Tuesday:   Fine apart from local morning drizzle about the coast and isolated
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the far east. Areas of smoke
haze in the east. Warm in the north, milder over southern districts. Light to
moderate southerly winds. Fresh seabreezes developing near the coast in the
afternoon.
Fire Danger: High to very high in the north, moderate to high in the south.
UV Index: 13 [extreme] decreasing 8 [very high] under cloud
Wednesday: Fine apart from early fogs in the south and isolated thunderstorms in
the east. Generally warm to hot. 
Thursday:  Fine apart from morning coastal drizzle and isolated thunderstorms in
the east. Mild to warm.
Friday:    Fine apart from early fogs in the south and isolated thunderstorms in
the east. Warm to hot.
IDV10450
Forecast for Melbourne
Tuesday
Fine apart from local early morning drizzle. A mostly sunny day with light winds
and afternoon seabreezes.
Min 15    Max 25
Wednesday
Fine.                                       Min 15    Max 26
Thursday
Early drizzle then fine.                    Min 15    Max 23
Friday
Fine.                                       Min 16    Max 29
Trend for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Warm to hot ahead of a change with showers
IDV10460
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tuesday:   South to southeasterly winds of around 10 knots, freshening to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon and evening with seabreezes.  Waves of half a metre
rising to one metre. 
Wednesday: Variable winds to 10 knots. Afternoon and evening seabreezes to 20
knots.
Thursday:  Southerly winds of 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon and evening seabreezes
to 20 knots.
Friday:    Variable winds to 10 knots. Afternoon and evening seabreezes to 20
knots.
Headline Melbourne: Fine.  

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STAT News Service

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