Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 1/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
A strong wind warning is current for Victorian coastal waters west of Cape
Otway.
A frost warning is current for the Northeast, Northern Country, West, South and
East Gippsland districts.
Weather Pattern
A weak cold front will move south of Victoria tonight but a stronger front will
approach from the Bight on Monday, crossing the State on Tuesday. A high
pressure system well to the north extends a strong ridge to eastern Victoria and
this ridge will remain slow moving until Saturday night before moving east and
weakening.   
Victoria
Tonight and Saturday: Fine apart from morning fogs and local frost in the north
and east. A cool and mostly sunny day with mostly moderate north to
northwesterly winds, fresher in the southwest.
Sunday:    Fine, although high cloud increasing in the west. Freshening
northwest wind. Cool.
Monday:    Showers or patchy rain developing in the west, reaching central parts
at night. Windy. Cool to mild.
Tuesday:   Patchy rain then scattered showers. Windy. Westerly change. Becoming
colder. 
Forecast for Melbourne
Tonight and Saturday
Fine. A mostly sunny day with moderate to locally fresh north to northwest wind.
Min 7    Max 16
Sunday
Fine. Fresh northerly wind.                 Min 8    Max 16
Monday
Windy. Mainly fine.                         Min 10    Max 16
Tuesday
A little rain.                              Min 10    Max 14
Trend for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Showery periods. Cool to cold.
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tonight and Saturday: Variable winds to 10 knots tending north to northwesterly
at 10 to 15 knots tonight and  locally reaching 20 knots in the morning. Waves
to half a metre, locally reaching one metre in the morning. 
Sunday:    North to northwesterly winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30
knots during the day.
Monday:    North to northwesterly winds  20 to 30 knots.
Tuesday:   North to northwesterly wind 20 to 30 knots shifting west to
southwesterly at 20 to 25 knots. 
Headline Melbourne: Fine.

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STAT News Service

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