Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 10/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A large high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will move slowly eastwards across New Zealand during today and Wednesday. A low pressure trough will reach the far southwest of Victoria later this morning ahead of an approaching cold front. The trough will push eastwards across central districts late in the afternoon and will move into the east overnight but not reach the northeast until about midday Wednesday. The cold front will push across southern districts a few hours behind the trough. A new high pressure system will form over Bight waters on Wednesday and will push across Bass Strait on Thursday to link with the first high pressure system over New Zealand by Friday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the west during the morning extending to other areas in the afternoon. A very warm and generally cloudy day with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds. A cooler fresh southwesterly change entering the southwest in the late morning then extending to central areas and the northwest late afternoon and moving into the east at night. A band of rain to follow the cool change across southern areas.Fire Danger -  High to Very High grading to Severe in the northwest.Wednesday 12 MarchRain and isolated thunderstorms over central and eastern districts, contracting to the east during the morning then clearing during the afternoon. Isolated coastal showers to follow, also clearing from the west in the afternoon. Generally cool to mild with moderate southwesterly winds but remaining warm in the northeast.Thursday 13 MarchFine apart from the chance of showers in the far east until early afternoon. Local morning fog in the south and east. Mild and mostly sunny with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.Friday 14 MarchLocal early fog in the south. A mostly dry day but isolated showers and thunderstorms developing about the eastern ranges. A warm day with light wind tending northerly.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday.Product IDV10310
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