Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 20/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An upper level trough will affect most of Victoria this evening. A high pressure system south of the Bight will move slowly southeastwards on Tuesday and will direct a southeast to southerly airflow across Victoria. On Wednesday, the high will extend a ridge across Tasmania. A high cell will form in the Tasman Sea on Thursday, with a ridge remaining across Tasmania. The high will consolidate in the Tasman Sea on Friday, with the ridge across Tasmania weakening.
Forecast for the rest of MondayShowers in the northeast, becoming isolated in the remainder. Isolated evening thunderstorms, mainly in the north. Mild near the coast but warmer inland with moderate to locally fresh southerly winds.Tuesday 21 FebruaryIsolated showers in the south contracting eastwards during the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms over northeast Victoria, but fine and mostly sunny over remaining northern districts. Mild near the coast but warmer inland with light to moderate southeast to southerly winds, freshening about the coast during the afternoon.Fire Danger -  High in west.Wednesday 22 FebruaryLocal morning showers about the central coast. Fine elsewhere apart from isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northeast and also along the Gippsland ranges. Mild near the coast, but warm inland with light to moderate east to southeast winds, freshening along the coast during the afternoon.Thursday 23 FebruaryEarly fog in the south then fine and mostly sunny. Warm inland with light and variable winds. Milder along the coastal fringe with seabreezes developing during the afternoon.Friday 24 FebruaryEarly fog in the south then fine and mostly sunny. Warm inland with light and variable winds. Milder along the coastal fringe with seabreezes developing during the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.Product IDV10310
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