Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 2/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
Nil.
Weather Pattern
A high pressure system south of Western Australia will move slowly eastwards
over the next few days.  A cold front will move through Bass Strait later
Tuesday before the high reaches the Tasman Sea on Thursday.  
Victoria
Monday:    Cool to mild and partly cloudy in the south with isolated showers
near the coast mostly clearing during the day. Fine, mild and mostly sunny in
the north. Light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.
Fire Danger: Moderate to high. 
UV Index: 10 [very high] decreasing to 4 [moderate] under cloud.
Tuesday:   Fine apart from isolated showers and drizzle developing near the
coast late in the day. Mild to warm. 
Wednesday: Fine apart from isolated coastal showers or drizzle at first. Mild to
warm.
Thursday:  Fine apart from morning fog patches in the south. Warm inland. Milder
near the coast.
Forecast for Melbourne
Monday
Fine. A partly cloudy day with a moderate southwest to southerly winds.         
Max 20
Tuesday
Fine. Partly cloudy.                        Min 12    Max 21
Wednesday
Fine.                                       Min 12    Max 23
Thursday
Fine.                                       Min 13    Max 27
Trend for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Generally warm. Some rain developing.
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Monday:    Southerly wind around 10 knots increasing to about 15 knots this
afternoon. Waves around half a metre.
Tuesday:   Northwest to westerly wind around 10 knots shifting southwest to
southerly at 15 knots late in the day. Local afternoon seabreezes to 15 knots.
Waves below 1 metre.
Wednesday: South to southeasterly winds around 10 knots and afternoon seabreezes
of 15 to 20 knots.
Thursday:  East to northeasterly winds of 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon seabreezes
to 15 knots.
Headline Melbourne: Fine. 
Headline Victoria:  Fine apart from isolated coastal showers. Sunny in the

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STAT News Service

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