Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 8/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure system off the southern NSW coast will move southeastwards over the Tasman Sea today. A cold front will reach the southwest coast later today and then move across southern Victoria overnight or early Saturday. The next high pressure system will remain south of Adelaide over the weekend, but extend a ridge across southern Victoria. The high will move eastwards across Tasmania to the Tasman Sea during Monday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayRain or showers over Gippsland, contracting eastwards and easing to isolated showers during the afternoon. Isolated showers and drizzle patches over the central district and northeast ranges, clearing during the afternoon but developing in the southwest towards evening. Fine over the remainder of the State. Mild in the south, warm in the north. Cloudy in the east, mostly sunny in the north and west. Moderate south to southwesterly winds.Fire Danger -  High in west.Saturday 10 MarchIsolated showers on and south of the ranges, contracting to the coast and east ranges by the evening. Cool to mild and partly cloudy in the south. Warm and mainly sunny in the north. Moderate southerly winds, fresh at times along the coastSunday 11 MarchIsolated coastal showers, mainly over Gippsland and about the central coast at first. Cool to mild and partly cloudy in the south, mild to warm and mainly sunny in the north. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh at times about the coast.Monday 12 MarchIsolated showers mainly over the Gippsland ranges, fine elsewhere. Mild and partly cloudy in the southeast, warm and mainly sunny in the north and west. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds and local afternoon seabreezes about the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Friday.Product IDV10310
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