IDV10310
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Victoria State Forecast
Issued at 5:00 am EDT on Tuesday 24 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 27 November 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time
FINAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DANDENONG CREEK AT POLICE ROAD RETARDING BASIN,
ROWVILLE..
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 ridge south of the Bight will extend across Victoria today,
reaching the Tasman Sea on Wednesday. An upper level trough over inland
Australia will extend towards northwest Victoria late Wednesday, crossing the
State on Thursday. A low pressure system will move from south of the Bight
towards southwest Victoria late Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Fine apart from local morning fog in the southwest. A mild to warm and mostly
sunny day with light winds inland and seabreezes developing along the coast
during the afternoon.

Forest Fire Danger: High in the northwest.        
Grassland Fire Danger: High in the northwest.        
Forecast for Wednesday
Fine apart from local morning fog in the south and the chance of thunderstorms
in the far northwest late in the day. A warm and mostly sunny day with light
winds inland and seabreezes developing along the coastal fringe during the
afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday
Scattered showers extending from the west. Isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon and evening. Mild to warm with mainly moderate northerly winds and
afternoon coastal seabreezes in Gippsland.

Forecast for Friday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly about the ranges and in
the southwest. Mild to warm with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday.

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