IDV17102 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Central District Forecast Issued at 5:41 am EDT on Tuesday 24 November 2009 for the period until midnight EDT Friday 27 November 2009. Warning Summary at issue time FINAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DANDENONG CREEK AT POLICE ROAD RETARDING BASIN, ROWVILLE.. 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 mainly northwest to southwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, tending southeasterly up to 25 km/h by early evening. Temperatures in the lower 20s during the day. Geelong Mostly sunny. Max 24 Yarra Glen Mostly sunny. Max 25 Frankston Mostly sunny. Max 23 Scoresby Mostly sunny. Max 24 Wonthaggi Mostly sunny. Max 23 Forest Fire Danger: Low [1-4] Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4] UV Alert from 8:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Forecast for Wednesday Sunny day. Patchy fog early in the morning. Light winds tending southeast to southwesterly up to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s. Geelong Sunny. Min 10 Max 24 Yarra Glen Sunny. Min 9 Max 27 Frankston Sunny. Min 13 Max 24 Scoresby Sunny. Min 11 Max 26 Wonthaggi Sunny. Min 12 Max 23 Forecast for Thursday Cloud increasing. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from midday. Winds northeasterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 25 km/h at times, tending northerly up to 35 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s. Geelong Afternoon showers. Possible storms.Min 11 Max 25 Yarra Glen Afternoon showers. Possible storms.Min 11 Max 29 Frankston Afternoon showers. Possible storms.Min 14 Max 25 Scoresby Afternoon showers. Possible storms.Min 12 Max 28 Wonthaggi Afternoon showers. Possible storms.Min 11 Max 24 Forecast for Friday Cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms during the evening. Winds northwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s. Geelong Few showers. Min 15 Max 25 Yarra Glen Few showers. Min 16 Max 25 Frankston Few showers. Min 19 Max 24 Scoresby Few showers. Min 18 Max 25 Wonthaggi Few showers. Min 16 Max 24 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Tuesday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.