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 weak low pressure trough will persist over eastern Victoria this week. A high
pressure ridge south of Victoria will weaken on Wednesday as the northern tip of
a cold front moves across Bass Strait. 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 isolated thundery showers in the far east in the
afternoon and evening. Areas of smoke haze in the east. A mild to warm and
mostly sunny day with light to moderate southeasterly winds and fresh afternoon
coastal seabreezes.
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 late
thunderstorms in the east. Very warm to hot before a milder change on the coast.
Thursday:  Fine apart from local morning drizzle in the south 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.
Forecast for Melbourne
Tuesday
Fine. A mostly sunny afternoon with southeast wind freshening on the seabreeze.
Max 25
Wednesday
Fine. Mainly sunny. Light to moderate northerly wind ahead of a late cool
southwest change.    Min 15    Max 33
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 cool change with showers.
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 tending north to northwesterly at 10 to 15
knots in the morning.  A southwest to southerly change at 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Waves rising to 1 metre during the afternoon.
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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