Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system is over the Tasman Sea. A low pressure trough over central Victoria will linger over the State today and Friday. A cold front will move across Tasmania on Saturday, as the low pressure trough moves further east. The next high pressure system will be centred south of the Bight on Sunday and will extend a ridge eastwards across Tasmania to the Tasman Sea on Monday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayDry apart from the chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the far southeast and far northeast this evening. Warm inland but milder seabreezes about the coast this evening.Friday 8 FebruaryMainly dry. Isolated drizzle possible near the southwest coast during the morning. Local early morning fogs in the south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the far east during the afternoon and evening. Warm to hot inland with moderate to fresh west to northwesterly winds. Milder afternoon seabreezes developing near the coast.Fire Danger -  High to Very highSaturday 9 FebruaryMostly dry. Isolated morning drizzle about the southwest coast. Local early morning fogs in the south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible along the northern border, contracting to eastern Victoria by the afternoon. Warm to hot in the north and east with moderate to fresh west to northwesterly winds. Milder southwesterly winds developing near the coast and extending inland late afternoon and evening.Sunday 10 FebruaryIsolated showers over southern and mountain districts. Dry and mainly sunny over the northern plains. Generally cool in the south, but warmer north of the divide with moderate to locally fresh southerly winds.Monday 11 FebruaryDry apart from isolated showers over the southeast and along the central coast mainly during the morning. Mild in the south, but warmer over the north. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds tending fresh easterly near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Friday.Product IDV10310
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