IDV17003
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Northern Country District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EDT on Tuesday 24 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 27 November 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
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
Mostly sunny. Light winds. Temperatures in the upper 20s during the day.

Bendigo             Mostly sunny.                   Max 26  
Shepparton          Mostly sunny.                   Max 29  
Echuca              Mostly sunny.                   Max 29  

Forest Fire Danger: High [12-23]                  
Grassland Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]               
UV Alert from 8:50 am to 5:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime
temperatures reaching the lower 30s.

Bendigo             Sunny.                          Min 12      Max 30  
Shepparton          Sunny.                          Min 11      Max 32  
Echuca              Sunny.                          Min 12      Max 32  

Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy. Scattered showers from the morning. Isolated thunderstorms from midday.
Winds northeast to southeasterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 25 km/h at
times, tending northeast to northwesterly up to 35 km/h around midday.
Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching
the lower 30s.

Bendigo             Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 14      Max 31  
Shepparton          Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 14      Max 34  
Echuca              Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 15      Max 34  

Forecast for Friday
Cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Winds north to northwesterly averaging 25 to 30 km/h tending west to
northwesterly 30 to 35 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures
falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 20s.

Bendigo             Showers then chance of storms.  Min 17      Max 27  
Shepparton          Few showers.                    Min 16      Max 29  
Echuca              Showers then chance of storms.  Min 16      Max 29  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Tuesday.

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