Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 1/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

for the period until midnight EST Saturday 5 September 2009.
Warning Summary at issue time
Frost warning for Wednesday morning for the Northeast forecast district.
Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between SA-VIC Border and Cape
Paterson.
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 high pressure system over New South Wales will drift eastwards overnight. A
deep low pressure system will move south of the Bight on Wednesday, with an
associated cold front approaching western Victoria late in the day, passing
over Victoria on Thursday. The low pressure system will then move south of
Tasmania during Friday and Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Patchy drizzle in the west tonight. Isolated showers contracting to the coast
and clearing.
Forecast for Wednesday
Morning fog and frost patches in the north and east and the chance of morning
drizzle in the west. Patchy rain developing in the west during the afternoon
and evening. A generally mild day with freshening northerly winds, becoming
strong in the west by evening.
Forecast for Thursday
Patchy rain, tending to showers from the west and falling as snow above 1600
metres at night. The chance of thunderstorms about the northeast and far
southwest. Local hail in the southwest during the afternoon and evening. A
generally cool and cloudy day with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers, more widespread about the eastern ranges and near the coast.
Snow showers above 1300 metres. Cool and partly cloudy with fresh west to
northwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers, more widespread about the eastern ranges and near the coast.
Snow showers above 1300 metres, rising to 1500 metres. Cool and partly cloudy
with fresh northwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Wednesday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.

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