Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 9/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

for the period until midnight EST Saturday 13 June 2009.
Warning Summary at issue time
Frost warning for the Western, North Central, Northern Country, Wimmera, Mallee
and Northeast forecast districts.
Road Weather Alert for Black Ice for the Inner, Western, Northern and Eastern
suburbs and the Dandenong Ranges.
Storm force wind warning for Victorian waters between Mallacoota and 60nm east
of Gabo Island.
Gale warning for Victorian waters between Point Lonsdale and Mallacoota.
Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Port Campbell and Point
Lonsdale.
Gale warning is current for Gippsland Lakes.
Strong wind warning is current for Port Phillip.
Strong wind warning is current for Western Port.
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 low pressure system over the Tasman Sea and is moving slowly eastwards. A
high over South Australia will move across New South Wales on Thursday,
extending a ridge southwards over Victoria. On Friday another low pressure
system will develop over the Bight before drifting towards western Victoria on
Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Showers south of the divide with local hail and thunder contracting eastwards.
Fine over the northwest but isolated showers over the remaining northern
plains. Snow showers above 500 metres in the east, rising to 1000 metres in the
west by the afternoon. Cold with gusty southwesterly winds slowly easing from
the west.
Forecast for Thursday
Widespread morning frost inland. Isolated showers in the south and east,
falling as snow in the Alps, contracting eastwards during the day. Cold with
generally light and variable winds.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers in the southeast clearing. Patchy rain developing about the
western border at night. Early inland frost. Cool with light to moderate
northerly winds.
Forecast for Saturday
Patchy rain extending eastwards but mainly fine in East Gippsland. Snow about
the Alps. Early frost in the east. Cool with moderate to fresh north to
northwesterly winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.

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