IDV17104
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

East Gippsland 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
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
Mostly sunny. Light winds tending mainly northeasterly up to 35 km/h during the
afternoon. Temperatures in the mid 20s during the day.

Orbost              Mostly sunny.                   Max 25  

Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]               
Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]                     
UV Alert from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny. Light winds tending mainly southeasterly up to 30 km/h during the
afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime
temperatures reaching 24 to 29.

Orbost              Sunny.                          Min 10      Max 26  

Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Winds north to northeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h becoming northeasterly up
to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13
with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 20s.

Orbost              Storms and shower or two.       Min 11      Max 27  

Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and
evening. Winds northwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at
times, tending northerly up to 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.

Orbost              Shower or two.                  Min 17      Max 27  

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

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