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Bureau of Meteorology: Other Warnings and Alerts

Introduction

There are a number of alerts and warnings that are not classified within any of the other groups listed on the earlier page.

Many of these are only issued in limited areas or individual states, although there are some plans to expand the range some of these products.

Warning/Alert	Description	Target Audience	Issue
Road Weather Alert	Warning to drivers (usually in and about cities) on hazardous conditions: like rain, fog, snow, surface ice.	Road users (mostly major cities)	When threat exists
Warning for Farmers/Graziers Sheep Graziers Warning Sheep Graziers Advice Sheep Farmers Alert Farmers and Graziers Alert	Advice to agriculture on conditions dangerous to new-born lambs and recently shorn sheep (note: the name of this product varies between states)	Farmers	When threat exists
Frost Warning	Advice to agriculture on conditions suitable for significant frosts	Currently for Farmers in SA and Vic	When threat exists
Brown Rot Warning	Advice to agriculture on conditions suitable for Brown Rot	Farmers in Victoria	When threat exists
Haze Alert	Warning for hazy conditions (in Perth)	Perth	When threat exists
Bushwalking Weather Alert	Warning of conditions that may be hazardous to bushwalkers in Tasmania (generally for snow)	Bushwalkers (currently only for Tasmania)	When threat exists

Other specialised advices are provided to specific clients through "Registered User" services. This includes warnings for the aviation industry and defence organisations.

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Last updated October 2004

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