Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 22/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
A strong wind warning is current for Victorian coastal waters east of Cape
Otway.
Weather Pattern
A low pressure trough extending from the interior of the continent southwards
into Victoria is expected to weaken slightly on Sunday then persist through to
midweek.  A high pressure ridge to the south of Victoria will temporarily weaken
on Monday allowing a weak cold front to pass south of the State Monday night.  
Victoria
Tonight and Sunday: Overnight and morning fogs. Drizzle patches on and south of
the ranges contracting to the coast and the far east during the afternoon.
Another humid, mild to warm and mostly cloudy day with generally light to
moderate northeast to southeast winds.
Fire Danger: Locally high in grassland.
UV Index: 11 [extreme] decreasing to 4 [moderate] under cloud.
Monday:    Local morning fog. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms
mainly about the ranges. Sultry.
Tuesday:   Afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the east. Morning fogs in the
south. Generally warm.
Wednesday: Morning fogs in the south otherwise fine. Warm and humid.
Forecast for Melbourne
Tonight and Sunday
Fog and local drizzle redeveloping overnight then gradually clearing during the
morning. A fine afternoon with sunny breaks. Light wind and an afternoon
seabreeze.
Min 20    Max 29
Monday
Shower or two developing. Humid.            Min 19    Max 32
Tuesday
Becoming fine.                              Min 18    Max 25
Wednesday
Fine.                                       Min 18    Max 30
Trend for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Warm ahead of a cooler showery change.
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tonight and Sunday: East to southeasterly wind at 15 to 20 knots developing
tonight then easing to 10 to 15 knots by the morning and becoming variable over
far northern waters.  Afternoon seabreezes to 20 knots. Waves to around 1 metre.
Monday:    Northeast to northerly winds of 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly at
15 knots later.  
Tuesday:   Southerly wind 10 to 15 knots, locally reaching 20 knots during the
afternoon and evening.
Wednesday: Variable wind to 10 knots and afternoon seabreezes to 15 knots. 
Headline Melbourne: Becoming fine. Humid.
Headline Victoria:  Morning fogs. Drizzle patches in the south mostly clearing.

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STAT News Service

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