IDV17005
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

North East District Forecast
Issued at 4:24 pm EDT on Thursday 9 February 2012
for the period until midnight EDT Monday 13 February 2012.

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 weak high pressure ridge is to the south of Victoria and a low pressure
trough is over eastern Victoria. An upper level trough will move over the State
on Friday before a low pressure system develops to the east of Victoria on
Saturday. On Sunday the low will drift eastwards and a high pressure system
will move towards Tasmania on Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 9 February
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds easterly and light.

Forecast for Friday 10 February
Cloudy. Isolated showers, becoming widespread during the afternoon. Scattered
thunderstorms. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 14
with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 27.

Albury-Wodonga      Showers and a few storms.       Min 15      Max 27  
Wangaratta          Showers and a few storms.       Min 12      Max 27  
Mount Buller        Showers and a few storms.       Min 8       Max 12  
Mount Hotham        Showers and a few storms.       Min 6       Max 11  
Falls Creek         Showers and a few storms.       Min 8       Max 14  

Fire Danger: 
Low-Moderate

UV Alert from 9:30 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Forecast for Saturday 11 February
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and
evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending
southerly and light later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to
between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 25.

Albury-Wodonga      Shower or two.                  Min 13      Max 26  
Wangaratta          Chance of a storm developing.   Min 11      Max 25  
Mount Buller        A few showers then storms.      Min 7       Max 11  
Mount Hotham        A few shower.                   Min 5       Max 8   
Falls Creek         A few showers.                  Min 7       Max 9   

Forecast for Sunday 12 February
Cloudy. Scattered showers, more likely during the afternoon. Isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Overnight temperatures
falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and
26.

Albury-Wodonga      A few showers.                  Min 12      Max 26  
Wangaratta          A few showers.                  Min 10      Max 26  
Mount Buller        A few showers.                  Min 5       Max 11  
Mount Hotham        A few showers.                  Min 4       Max 9   
Falls Creek         A few showers.                  Min 5       Max 11  

Forecast for Monday 13 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Light winds tending south to southeasterly up
to 20 km/h by early evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13
with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 27.

Albury-Wodonga      Shower or two.                  Min 14      Max 27  
Wangaratta          Shower or two.                  Min 12      Max 27  
Mount Buller        A few showers.                  Min 6       Max 13  
Mount Hotham        A few showers.                  Min 5       Max 10  
Falls Creek         A few showers.                  Min 5       Max 12  

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

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