Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 23/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A large high pressure system over New Zealand will maintain a ridge westwards towards southern Tasmania until Saturday. A weak trough of low pressure lingering over inland Victoria will deepen over western Victoria on Saturday. The trough will then move slowly eastwards across central Victoria on Christmas Day then clear from the east on Boxing Day. A cold front will move across Tasmania late on Tuesday as a high pressure system builds in the Bight.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers and thunderstorms over most areas but dry in the far west and over most of the coast. Light and variable winds and easing seabreezes along the coast.Saturday 24 DecemberLocal early fogs in Gippsland. Scattered showers and local thunderstorms developing about the dividing range. The chance of local showers and thunderstorms over most other areas during the afternoon. Warm to hot and humid with light to moderate northeast to northwest wind and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Fire Danger -  High in the west.Sunday 25 DecemberMild in the southwest with isolated showers. Warm to hot and humid elsewhere with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing, particularly in central and eastern areas. Moderate to fresh north to northwest wind across the north and east but south to southwesterly winds in the southwest extending to central areas later.Monday 26 DecemberScattered showers and local thunderstorms over the northeast, easing. Isolated showers in most other areas clearing from the west. Mild with moderate to locally fresh southwest to southerly winds extending throughout by the afternoon.Tuesday 27 DecemberIsolated showers in southern districts, mainly morning. Cool and partly cloudy in the south, warm and sunny in the north. Moderate southwest to southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Saturday.Product IDV10310
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