IDV17101
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Western 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
Cloud clearing. Patchy morning fog. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging
about 10 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, tending south to southwesterly up to
25 km/h by early evening. Temperatures in the lower 20s during the day.

Ballarat            Morning fog.                    Max 22  
Warrnambool         Mostly sunny.                   Max 22  
Hamilton            Morning fog.                    Max 24  
Colac               Mostly sunny.                   Max 24  

Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]               
Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]                     
UV Alert from 9:00 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny day. Patchy fog early in the morning. Winds southwesterly averaging about
10 km/h, reaching 25 km/h at times, tending east to southeasterly up to 20 km/h
later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime
temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

Ballarat            Sunny.                          Min 8       Max 25  
Warrnambool         Sunny.                          Min 11      Max 22  
Hamilton            Sunny.                          Min 8       Max 26  
Colac               Sunny.                          Min 12      Max 26  

Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy. Scattered showers from the morning. Isolated thunderstorms from midday.
Winds east to northeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending north to
northeasterly up to 35 km/h around midday. Overnight temperatures falling to
around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

Ballarat            Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 11      Max 26  
Warrnambool         Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 12      Max 24  
Hamilton            Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 11      Max 27  
Colac               Chance of storms. Showers.      Min 13      Max 26  

Forecast for Friday
Cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms from midday. Winds north to
northwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30
km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with
daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

Ballarat            Showers then chance of storms.  Min 16      Max 23  
Warrnambool         Showers then chance of storms.  Min 15      Max 23  
Hamilton            Showers then chance of storms.  Min 16      Max 24  
Colac               Showers then chance of storms.  Min 17      Max 25  

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

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