MELBOURNE - Feb 13/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over Tasmania will move eastwards and will be located in the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter the southwest Victoria late on Wednesday and move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday. On Friday the low pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria while a strong high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers in the southern and mountain areas contracting to the east. Fine over the north. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds, fresh at times along the coast.Tuesday 14 FebruaryIsolated showers in the east, contracting to the eastern ranges by the afternoon. Early fog patches in the south. Fine elsewhere. A mild to warm and mainly sunny day with light winds and moderate afternoon seabreezes near the coast.Fire Danger - Moderate to High, reaching Very High in the southwest.Wednesday 15 FebruaryMostly fine. Isolated showers possible later in the southwest and during the afternoon over the northeast ranges. A warm to very warm day with moderate north to northeasterly winds shifting westerly in the the far west later.Thursday 16 FebruaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the east. Generally warm to very warm with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds ahead of a southwesterly change, reaching eastern districts at night.Friday 17 FebruaryScattered showers and thunderstorms over the eastern ranges. Isolated showers in most other districts but fine over the northwest. Warm to very warm in the north but mild in the south. Generally light to moderate south to southeasterly winds, fresh at times along the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.Product IDV10310 Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaWarnings SummaryForecastsMelbourne ForecastVic. Forecast Areas MapObservationsMelbourne ObservationsAll Victorian ObservationsRainfall & River ConditionsQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryAntarcticGlobal National Weather Services Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection WARNINGS | WATER | CLIMATE Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Radar Maps Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT | VIC | TAS Rainfall Forecasts Climate Data Online Water Storage National Weather Services Marine & Ocean Water and the Land Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers | Sitemap | Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 10:45 on Monday 13 February 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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