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Weather Flood Warning Vic: Issued 5:05am, June 3


03 Jun 2009 5:08 AM

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

Victoria

Victoria State Forecast

Issued at 5:05 am EST on Wednesday 3 June 2009

for the period until midnight EST Saturday 6 June 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time

Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Point Lonsdale and 60nm east

of Gabo Island.

Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by

telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system is located in the Tasman Sea and is near stationary,

while a weak surface trough is near the northwest Victoria border and is

drifting slowly eastwards. A weak upper level trough will continue to effect

Victoria during today and Thursday, before contracting southeastwards on

Friday. A low pressure system will then develop over Bight waters, reaching

western Victoria on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Morning fog patches in the south and northwest. Areas of rain mainly on and

north of the ranges, only patchy light rain extending to coastal areas. Cool

with light to moderate east to northeasterly winds.

Forecast for Thursday

Patchy rain, more persistent about the ranges and clearing from the northwest

later in the day. Cool with light northerly winds tending west to southwest in

the west.

Forecast for Friday

Patchy rain through central and eastern areas, contracting east during the day.

Isolated showers redeveloping later in the northwest. Cool with light winds.

Forecast for Saturday

Scattered showers in the west extending throughout during the day, although

only isolated over Gippsland. Isolated thunderstorms developing in the west and

snow developing on the Alpine peaks later. Cool to cold with light to moderate

northwest winds.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.

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