IDV17006
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Alpine Areas District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EST on Saturday 4 July 2009
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 7 July 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 low pressure system is located over the Tasman Sea and a high pressure system
is over the Bight. Little change is expected in the pattern during the weekend.
A cold front will affect southern Victoria late Monday and early Tuesday, then
the high will move over Victoria Tuesday night.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Cloudy. Showers falling as snow above 1500 m. Winds south to southwesterly
averaging 35 to 45 km/h. Temperatures around 4 during the day.

Mount Buller        Snow and windy.                 Max 1   
Mount Hotham        Snow and windy.                 Max -1  
Falls Creek         Snow and windy.                 Max 1   

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Winds southwesterly averaging 30 to 40
km/h, reaching 45 km/h at times, decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h later in the
evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 2 with daytime
temperatures reaching around 4.

Mount Buller        Snow shower or two.             Min -3      Max 1   
Mount Hotham        Snow shower or two.             Min -4      Max -1  
Falls Creek         Snow shower or two.             Min -3      Max 1   

Forecast for Monday
Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 15
to 25 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to
between minus 1 and minus 6 with daytime temperatures reaching around 5.

Mount Buller        Snow showers.                   Min -3      Max 1   
Mount Hotham        Snow showers.                   Min -6      Max 0   
Falls Creek         Snow showers.                   Min -5      Max 2   

Forecast for Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers until afternoon. Winds south to
southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly during the
afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 4 with daytime
temperatures reaching around 4.

Mount Buller        Sunny.                          Min -5      Max 1   
Mount Hotham        Chance of snow clearing.        Min -6      Max -1  
Falls Creek         Chance of snow clearing.        Min -6      Max 0   

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Saturday.

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