IDV17101
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Western District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EDT on Monday 9 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 12 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 system over the Tasman Sea will move northwards today before a
weak cold front brushes Tasmania at night. On Tuesday a new high will move from
south of the Bight towards Tasmania then it will remain slow moving near
Tasmania through until Thursday. A weak inland low pressure trough will dip
into northern Victoria on Tuesday then persist until Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Monday
Mostly sunny. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 20 to 30 km/h tending
northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon. Temperatures in the lower 30s
during the day.

Ballarat            Sunny.                          Max 30  
Warrnambool         Becoming cloudy.                Max 33  
Hamilton            Becoming cloudy.                Max 33  
Colac               Becoming cloudy.                Max 33  

Forest Fire Danger: High [12-23]                  
Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]                     
UV Alert from 9:20 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Forecast for Tuesday
Becoming cloudy. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Winds southwesterly averaging about 5 km/h, reaching 20 km/h at times, tending
southeast to southwesterly up to 35 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.

Ballarat            Mostly sunny.                   Min 15      Max 30  
Warrnambool         Mostly sunny.                   Min 14      Max 29  
Hamilton            Chance of storms.               Min 15      Max 33  
Colac               Mostly sunny.                   Min 16      Max 31  

Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Patchy morning fog. The chance of thunderstorms during the
evening. Winds southeasterly averaging about 10 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at
times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures
reaching 25 to 34.

Ballarat            Chance of storms.               Min 15      Max 30  
Warrnambool         Morning fog.                    Min 14      Max 23  
Hamilton            Morning fog.                    Min 14      Max 31  
Colac               Morning fog.                    Min 15      Max 27  

Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. The chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.
Winds south to southeasterly averaging 10 to 15 km/h, reaching 20 km/h at
times, increasing to up to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures
falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 33.

Ballarat            Partly cloudy.                  Min 14      Max 30  
Warrnambool         Partly cloudy.                  Min 14      Max 25  
Hamilton            Partly cloudy.                  Min 15      Max 30  
Colac               Partly cloudy.                  Min 15      Max 27  

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

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