Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 10/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

for the period until midnight EST Sunday 14 June 2009.
Warning Summary at issue time
Severe frost warning for the Northern Country, Mallee and Northeast forecast
districts.
Frost warning for the Wimmera, Western, North Central, Central and West and
South Gippsland forecast districts.
Gale warning for Victorian waters between Lakes Entrance and 60nm east of Gabo
Island.
Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Wilsons Promontory and Lakes
Entrance.
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 is located 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 and over central Victoria on Sunday.
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 at first over the remaining
northern plains. Snow showers above 500 metres in the east, rising to 1000
metres in the west. Southwesterly winds slowly easing from the west.
Forecast for Thursday
Widespread morning frost inland, locally severe. 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.
Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers in the north and about the ranges, becoming isolated in the
south. Winds generally light to moderate northeast to southeasterly.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.

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