Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 13 February 2010.
Warning Summary at issue time
Severe thunderstorm warning for the Northern Country, Northeast, Wimmera, North
Central, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Western, Central and Alpine
forecast districts
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 slow-moving high pressure system is over the Tasman Sea. A weak low pressure
trough over Victoria will remain slow-moving before deepening over western
Victoria on Thursday and moving eastwards later on Thursday and early Friday. A
high pressure ridge will lie to the south of Tasmania on Saturday while a low
pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms near the ranges with the chance of a
thunderstorm elsewhere although fine near the coast. Light to moderate
northeast to northerly winds and coastal seabreezes.
Forecast for Wednesday
Humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing near the ranges with
isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere although generally fine near the
coast. Warm with light to moderate northeasterly wind and afternoon coastal
seabreezes.
Fire Danger: Low to moderate
Forecast for Thursday
Warm and humid. Isolated showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread
during the afternoon and evening. Moderate to locally fresh northwesterly winds
shifting southerly over the southwest in the afternoon and central areas later.
Afternoon seabreezes developing along the Gippsland coast.
Forecast for Friday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the north and east
contracting to the northeast. Isolated showers to follow in the south clearing
from the west later. Cool to mild in the south but warm in the north. Light to
moderate south to southwesterly extending throughout.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers, mainly over the east. Isolated thunderstorms over the
northeast. Mild in the south but warm over the north with light to moderate
east to southeasterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.

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