IDV17104
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

East Gippsland District Forecast
Issued at 5:41 am EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 18 February 2012.

Warning Summary at issue time
Strong wind warning for Victorian waters between Lakes Entrance and 60nm east
of Gabo Island.
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 central Tasman Sea will drift towards New
Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter southwest Victoria late
today and will move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday. The low
pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria on Friday and Saturday.
Another high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania on
Friday before drifting well to the south of Tasmania on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 15 February
Partly cloudy. Patchy morning fog. Isolated showers about the ranges this
afternoon and evening. Winds northeasterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h and local
afternoon coastal seabreezes of similar strength.. Daytime maximum temperatures
24 to 32.

Bairnsdale          Morning fog then mostly sunny.  Max 32  
Orbost              Morning fog then mostly sunny.  Max 31  

Fire Danger: 
High

UV Alert from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Forecast for Thursday 16 February
Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms from
midday. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h increasing to up
to 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10
and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 32.

Bairnsdale          Shower or two developing.       Min 15      Max 32  
Orbost              Mostly sunny.                   Min 16      Max 30  

Forecast for Friday 17 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon
and evening, mainly about the ranges. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 15
to 30 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly up to 25 km/h around dawn.
Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 19 with daytime temperatures
reaching 22 to 28.

Bairnsdale          Shower or two.                  Min 17      Max 26  
Orbost              Shower or two.                  Min 18      Max 25  

Forecast for Saturday 18 February
Cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and
evening. Light winds tending east to southeasterly up to 30 km/h around midday.
Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures
reaching between 17 and 23.

Bairnsdale          Shower or two.                  Min 14      Max 23  
Orbost              Shower or two.                  Min 16      Max 22  

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

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