Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
Nil.
Weather Pattern
A ridge of high pressure will persist south of Victoria during Friday. A low
pressure trough will develop over eastern Victoria on Saturday before deepening
and moving east of the State during Sunday. A high pressure system well south of
the Bight will move slowly eastwards on Monday and extend a ridge over Victoria.
Victoria
Friday:    Fine apart from early fogs in the south. A warm to hot and mostly
sunny day with light to moderate southeasterly wind and afternoon coastal sea
breezes.
Fire danger: Moderate to high in the south, grading high to very high in the
north.
UV Index: 10 [very high] decreasing 6 [high] under cloud
Saturday:  Early fogs in Gippsland. Patchy rain in the north and west later.
Generally warm.
Sunday:    Areas of rain and thunderstorms contracting eastward. Showers to
follow, mainly in the south. Becoming cooler with a freshening wind.
Monday:    Early rain in the far east. Showers in the south becoming isolated.
Cool to mild.
IDV10450
Forecast for Melbourne
Friday
Fine. A mainly sunny day with light to moderate southeast wind and afternoon
bayside sea breezes.                     
Min 14    Max 27
Saturday
Cloud increasing but mostly fine.           Min 16    Max 29
Sunday
Rain at times.                              Min 19    Max 23
Monday
A few showers.                              Min 15    Max 21
Trend for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Becoming warmer and mostly fine. 
IDV10460
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Friday:    Southeast to easterly winds around 10 knots in the morning. Afternoon
and evening seabreezes to 20 knots. Waves to half a metre rising to 1 metre
during the afternoon.
Saturday:  East to northeasterly winds of 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly
at 15 knots later. Waves half to 1 metre.
Sunday:    Southeasterly wind around 15 knots shifting southerly at 20 to 25
knots during the afternoon. 
Monday:    Southerly wind moderating to around 15 knots.
Headline Melbourne: Fine.  

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STAT News Service

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