Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 24/03 - 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 over Victoria will persist until midweek. A cold front
will develop south of the Bight on Wednesday and move into Victoria later
Thursday then a second cold front will develop south of South Australia on
Friday and approach western Victoria later.   
Victoria
Tuesday:   Fine except for morning fog and drizzle patches in the south and
isolated showers and thunderstorms near and south of the ranges, mainly
afternoon and evening. A warm and mostly sunny day inland with light winds. Mild
to warm and partly cloudy near the coast with moderate southerly winds.
Fire Danger:      Moderate to high.
UV Index: 11 [extreme] decreasing to 7 [high] under cloud.
Wednesday: Fine apart from morning fogs in the south and isolated showers and
thunderstorms about the ranges. Sultry.
Thursday:  Warm to hot ahead of cool change. Rain areas and isolated
thunderstorms extending from the west.
Friday:    Rain in the east clearing. Showers to follow, mainly on and south of
the ranges. Cool to mild.
Forecast for Melbourne
Tuesday
Morning cloud and fog patches clearing to a mainly sunny afternoon with light
wind tending moderate southerly. A shower or two possible during the day.       
Max 26
Wednesday
Fog patches then fine.                      Min 18    Max 30
Thursday
Late cool change with rain.                 Min 19    Max 31
Friday
Few showers.                                Min 15    Max 20
Trend for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Few showers. Cool to mild.
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tuesday:   Southwest to southerly wind of  around 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots during the afternoon and evening. Waves half to one metre.
Wednesday: Variable wind to 10 knots and afternoon seabreezes to 15 knots. 
Thursday:  Northerly wind increasing to 15 to 20 knots ahead of a late
southwesterly change to 25 knots.
Friday:    West to southwesterly wind of 15 to 25 knots.
Headline Melbourne: Mainly fine.

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STAT News Service

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