Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 24/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 28 April 2009.
Warning Summary at issue time
Severe weather warning for the Alpine Areas forecast district forecast district.
Warning to sheep graziers for the Wimmera, Western, North Central, Central and
West and South Gippsland forecast districts.
Gale warning for Victorian waters between SA-VIC Border and Warrnambool.
Gale warning for Victorian waters between Lakes Entrance and 60nm east of Gabo
Island.
Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Warrnambool and Lakes Entrance.
Strong wind warning is current for Western Port.
Strong wind warning is current for Port Phillip.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by
telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation
A cold front crossing Victoria will clear eastwards overnight. Another cold
front south of the Bight will move across Victoria late Saturday as a low
pressure system develops just west of Tasmania. The low will move move
eastwards during Sunday producing a vigorous west to southwest airflow across
Victoria. The low will slide rapidly away to the southeast on Monday. Yet
another front will affect Victoria on Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms contracting eastwards overnight leaving
isolated showers over southern and mountain districts. Fresh to locally strong
north to northwest winds shifting west to southwesterly from the west.
Forecast for Saturday
Showers increasing from the west, tending to rain areas during the afternoon.
Isolated thunderstorms and hail extending from the southwest later. Moderate to
fresh northwest to westerly winds turning colder and squally west to southwest
in the west later.
Maximum Fire Danger: Low to moderate.
Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers mainly on and south of the divide, more widespread about the
ranges and near the coast. Local hail and thunder in the south and east. Strong
to gale force west to northwesterly winds, shifting colder, strong and squally
west to southwesterly. Snow developing on the ranges above 1000 metres.
Forecast for Monday
Morning frost patches in the north. Scattered showers on an south of the
ranges, isolated in the north. Cool to cold with fresh to strong southwest
winds in the southeast at first, moderating and tending northwest during the
day.
Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated showers, more widespread about the ranges and near the coast. Cool
with moderate to locally fresh west to southwesterly winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Saturday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.

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