Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 16/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system located over the southern Tasman Sea maintains a ridge across Victoria. This ridge will move over eastern Victoria on Thursday as a weakening cold front slides away to the south of Tasmania. A stronger cold front will rapidly cross Bight waters on Thursday night to reach western Victoria on Friday morning and move through to eastern Victoria in the afternoon. The next high pressure system will cross northern Bight waters on Friday, then move over Adelaide on Saturday to reach southern NSW early Sunday. Another cold front will move across Tasmania late on Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine. Areas of high cloud and light winds.Thursday 17 AprilLocal morning fog patches then fine and mostly sunny. Light winds.Fire Danger -  Low to moderate.Friday 18 AprilScattered showers developing from the west in the morning to reach eastern areas in the afternoon, mainly affecting southern and mountain districts. Mainly dry in the far northwest. Mild at first with moderate to fresh northwest wind ahead of a cool fresh to locally strong southwesterly change in the west during the morning then extending to the east in the afternoon.Saturday 19 AprilIsolated showers, mainly about the exposed coast and nearby land areas. A cool and partly cloudy day with moderate west to southwesterly winds, fresh about the coast.Sunday 20 AprilIsolated showers, mainly about the exposed coast and nearby land areas. Cool and partly cloudy day with light winds inland, moderate westerlies near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.Product IDV10310
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