Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

For the rest of today and Saturday:
WARNING SUMMARY:
A Flood Watch is current for the Pastoral, Northern Agricultural and Murray
districts.
SA Department for Water has issued a Flood Watch for the River Murray. For
Enquiries go to www.waterforgood.sa.gov.au.
Grape Growers in the Clare, Barossa and Riverland areas are advised that
conditions during Saturday morning are likely to be conducive to Downy Mildew.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for all South Australian coastal waters for
Saturday.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered and squally with local
heavy falls  over the northern agricultural area and far south of the Pastoral
districts this afternoon and evening. A band of rain with local heavy falls and
local flooding developing over these parts early Saturday morning, easing to
scattered showers during the afternoon. Areas of rain with local heavy falls and
local flooding over the Pastorals on Saturday. Isolated showers over southern
and western coasts on Saturday. Mild to warm about southern and western coasts
grading to very hot in the far north today. Mild to warm on Saturday, but cool
to mild about southern coasts and with rain. Moderate northeast to northwest
winds, tending fresh easterly in the far north. Moderate to fresh southeast to
southwest winds about the coasts extending northwards to reach a line Yunta to
Woomera late this evening and Marree to Ernabella late Saturday evening, strong
at times about the coast and the west of the state on Saturday.

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STAT News Service