Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 26/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

UPDATED
Warnings
A severe thunderstorm advice is current for the Alpine and Gippsland Districts
until 8pm. 
Weather Pattern
A low pressure trough over Victoria will move eastwards on Thursday as a cold
front approaches from the west. The front will move across Victoria later
Thursday and Thursday night with another front to follow overnight Friday,
establishing a cooler southwesterly flow for the weekend.     
Victoria
Tonight and Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the ranges, with
possible heavy rain and large hail in the east, clearing tonight. Morning fog
patches in the south then a generally warm and humid day with scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms developing. Light wind tending moderate northeast to
northerly ahead of a milder southwesterly change developing in the west in the
morning and extending to central areas later in the day.
Fire Danger: High to very high
UV Index: 9 [very high] decreasing to 4 [moderate] under cloud.
Friday:    Rain in the east clearing. Showers to follow, mainly on and south of
the ranges. Cool to mild.
Saturday:  Scattered showers, mostly near and south of the ranges. Cool to mild.
Windy.
Sunday:    Showers in the south becoming isolated. Cool to mild. Winds easing.
Forecast for Melbourne
Tonight and Thursday
Fine tonight. Morning fog patches then a humid day with a few showers developing
and the chance of a thunderstorm. Light wind tending moderate northerly ahead of
a milder southwesterly change late in the day.
Min 18    Max 31
Friday
Few showers.                                Min 15    Max 23
Saturday
Few showers. Windy.                         Min 12    Max 19
Sunday
Shower or two.                              Min 13    Max 19
Trend for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Becoming fine. Mild to warm.
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tonight and Thursday: Seabreezes to about 15 knots this evening. Wind tending
northeast to northerly at 10 to 15 knots overnight and locally reaching 20 knots
in the morning. A southwesterly change of 15 to 20 knots later in the afternoon.
Waves to 1 metre.
Friday:    Westerly wind of 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly and increasing
to 20 to 30 knots.
Saturday:  Southwesterly wind of 20 to 30 knots.
Sunday:    Southwest to southerly wind of 15 to 20 knots locally 25 knots in the
afternoon.
Headline Melbourne: Few showers. Possible thunderstorm.

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