IDV17101 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Western District Forecast Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Saturday 22 November 2008 for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 26 November 2008. Warning Summary at issue time Warning to sheep graziers 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 low pressure system will deepen off eastern Victoria tonight before moving steadily east late Sunday and Monday. A narrow ridge of high pressure will move across Victoria on Monday before drifting eastwards on Tuesday. A broad low pressure trough will move over South Australia on Tuesday to reach western Victoria on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Cloudy. Scattered showers with hail. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 40 to 50 km/h. Forecast for Sunday Cloudy. Isolated showers. Hail near the coast at first. Winds southerly averaging 25 to 40 km/h decreasing below 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching around 18. Ballarat Windy then showers. Min 6 Max 15 Hamilton Shower or two. Min 7 Max 17 Colac Windy then showers. Min 8 Max 17 Warrnambool Windy then showers. Min 8 Max 16 Maximum Fire Danger: Moderate UV Alert from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Forecast for Monday Cloudy. Patchy drizzle until afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the lower 20s. Ballarat A little drizzle clearing. Min 7 Max 18 Hamilton A little drizzle clearing. Min 7 Max 21 Colac A little drizzle clearing. Min 9 Max 19 Warrnambool A little drizzle. Min 9 Max 18 Forecast for Tuesday Cloudy. Isolated showers during the evening. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching the lower 20s. Ballarat Cloudy. Min 5 Max 21 Hamilton Late shower or two. Min 6 Max 23 Colac Cloudy. Min 7 Max 21 Warrnambool Cloudy. Min 8 Max 20 Forecast for Wednesday Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds mainly northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the lower 20s. Ballarat Few showers. Min 6 Max 21 Hamilton Shower or two. Min 8 Max 23 Colac Shower or two. Min 9 Max 22 Warrnambool Shower or two. Min 9 Max 22 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Sunday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.