Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 6/03 - 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 will develop over Victoria on Friday while a cold front
south of the Bight will continue moving eastwards, moving through southern
Victoria later.  A high pressure system will develop south of the Bight by
Saturday and then move slowly eastwards. 
Victoria
Friday:    Morning fog patches in Gippsland. A generally fine warm day with
chiefly light to moderate northerly wind ahead of a cooler south to
southwesterly change reaching the southwest in the afternoon then extending
eastwards. Scattered showers in the southwest following the change.
Fire Danger: High to very high. 
UV Index: 10 [very high] decreasing to 7 [high] under cloud. 
Saturday:  Showers in the south and east with isolated thunderstorms possible.
Cool to mild in the south. Mild to warm in the north.
Sunday:    Showers in southern and mountain districts becoming isolated in the
west. Fine in the north. Cool to mild in the south. Mild to warm in the north. 
Monday:    Fine apart from isolated morning showers or drizzle near the coast.
Mild to warm.
IDV10450
Forecast for Melbourne
Friday
A fine mostly sunny day with a moderate northerly wind becoming fresh at times
ahead of a cooler south to southwesterly change towards evening. A shower or two
to follow at night.
Min 14    Max 30
Saturday
Showers.                                    Min 15    Max 20
Sunday
Few showers, mainly morning.                Min 14    Max 20
Monday
Becoming fine.                              Min 14    Max 22
Trend for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Mainly fine and warm.
IDV10460
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Friday:    Variable wind to 10 knots tending northerly during the morning and
freshening to 15 knots, locally 20 knots. A south to southwesterly change of
similar strength late afternoon. Waves up to one metre.
Saturday:  Southerly wind of 15 to 20 knots.
Sunday:    South to southeasterly wind of 10 to 15 knots reaching 20 knots at
times.
Monday:    South to southeasterly wind of 10 to 15 knots reaching 20 knots
during the afternoon.
Headline Melbourne: Late change.
Headline Victoria:  Fine, warm day ahead of a cool change in the southwest with

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