IDV17004
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

North Central District Forecast
Issued at 4:41 pm EDT on Tuesday 9 February 2010
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 13 February 2010.

Warning Summary at issue time
Severe thunderstorm warning with damaging wind, flash flooding and large
hailstones within this area.
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 slow-moving high pressure system is over the Tasman Sea. A weak low pressure
trough over Victoria will remain slow-moving before deepening over western
Victoria on Thursday and moving eastwards later on Thursday and early Friday. A
high pressure ridge will lie to the south of Tasmania on Saturday while a low
pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Light winds.

Forecast for Wednesday
Becoming cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms from midday. Light winds.
Overnight temperatures falling to in the low 20s with daytime temperatures
reaching the low 30s.

Seymour             Shower or two developing.       Min 22      Max 34  

Fire Danger: High [12-24]                  
UV Alert from 9:50 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Forecast for Thursday
Cloud increasing. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds northeasterly
averaging 15 to 30 km/h increasing to 35 km/h near the change, tending
southwesterly up to 30 km/h by early evening. Overnight temperatures falling to
around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 32.

Seymour             Storms and showers.             Min 20      Max 32  

Forecast for Friday
Cloudy. The chance of thunderstorms, contracting to far east then clearing in
the evening. Scattered showers clearing the west. Winds south to southwesterly
averaging 15 to 30 km/h tending south to southeasterly up to 20 km/h later in
the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with daytime
temperatures reaching between 19 and 26.

Seymour             Few showers.                    Min 18      Max 26  

Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers late in the evening. Light winds. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 26.

Seymour             Late shower or two.             Min 14      Max 27  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Wednesday.

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