Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 27/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough will deepen over eastern Victoria on Monday while a cold front crosses Tasmania and Bass Strait. A high pressure ridge will briefly build over southern Victoria on Tuesday as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald moves southwards along the NSW coast and pass by east of Bass Strait during Tuesday. A high pressure ridge will extend across Victoria once again on Wednesday as a cold front approaches western Victoria late in the day. The front will move eastwards across most of Victoria on Thursday introducing colder southwesterly winds.
Forecast for the rest of MondayScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing in the east and tending more widespread over the far eastern ranges and East Gippsland. Isolated showers developing in remaining southern districts, mainly this afternoon and evening. Fine and mostly sunny over the northwest. A mild to warm day with moderate to locally fresh south to southwesterly winds tending light to moderate northerly over the far east.Fire Danger -  Low to moderate in Gippsland, high to very high in the remainder.Tuesday 29 JanuaryShowers over the east, easing and contracting to the far east later. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds.Wednesday 30 JanuaryIsolated morning showers in East Gippsland. Mild near the coast, warmer inland with light to moderate westerly winds and afternoon seabreezes.Thursday 31 JanuaryScattered showers extending eastwards across the State. Warm, moderate to fresh northwesterly winds ahead of a cooler southwesterly change extending from the west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Monday.Product IDV10310
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