IDV10310
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Victoria State Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm EDT on Saturday 22 November 2008
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 26 November 2008.

Warning Summary at issue time
Moderate Flood Warning for the Snowy River.
Moderate Flood Warning for the Buchan River.
Flood Warning for the Tambo River.
Moderate Flood Warning for the Mitchell River.
Moderate Flood Warning for the Dargo River.
Flood Watch for West and South Gippsland (Latrobe, Thomson, Macalister and Avon
Catchments and South Gippsland Basin).
FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST GIPPSLAND CATCHMENTS (CANN AND GENOA).
Severe weather warning for Alpine Areas, Western, North Central, Central, West
and South Gippsland, East Gippsland, Northeast forecast districts.
Severe weather warning for West and South Gippsland, East Gippsland forecast
districts.
Severe Warning to sheep graziers for West and South Gippsland and East
Gippsland forecast districts.
Warning to sheep graziers for Western, North Central, Northern Country,
Wimmera, Central and Northeast forecast districts.
Gale warning for Victorian waters between SA-VIC Border and Wilsons Promontory.
Storm force wind warning for Victorian waters between Wilsons Promontory and
60nm east of Gabo Island.
Storm force wind warning is current for Gippsland Lakes.
Gale warning is current for Western Port.
Gale warning is current for Port Phillip.
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 low pressure system will deepen off eastern Victoria tonight before moving
steadily east late Sunday and Monday. A narrow ridge of high pressure will move
across Victoria on Monday before drifting eastwards on Tuesday. A broad low
pressure trough will move over South Australia on Tuesday to reach western
Victoria on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Showers, tending to rain areas over parts of southern and eastern Victoria.
Locally heavy falls likely in Gippsland. Local thunderstorms and hail over
central and eastern areas. Snowfalls on the Alps. Cool to cold with fresh to
strong southwesterly winds developing throughout, reaching gale force in
southern and mountain areas.

Forecast for Sunday
Rain over Gippsland with heavy falls. Scattered showers in remaining southern
and mountain areas. Isolated thunderstorms in the far east at first. Local hail
at first near the coast. Alpine snow tending to rain by midday. Becoming fine
in the northwest. Generally cool with fresh to strong south to southwesterly
winds, reaching gale force along the Gippsland coast but easing slightly later
in the day.

Maximum Fire Danger: Locally high in the north.    

Forecast for Monday
Isolated showers and drizzle in the south and about the eastern ranges, more
extensive in the far east at first and contracting to East Gippsland by the
evening. Fine in the north. Cool to mild with light to moderate south to
southeasterly winds.

Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated showers developing in the west. Mild in the south, warm in the north.
Generally light southeast to easterly winds, moderate to fresh near the coast.

Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers extending throughout in the morning, then becoming more
widespread in the east during the afternoon. Mild and mostly cloudy with mainly
moderate northeast winds, becoming more variable in the west.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.

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