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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
South West District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EDT on Monday 13 February 2012
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 16 February 2012.
Warning Summary at issue time
Final Flood Warning for the Barwon River..
Flood Watch for the Barwon, Moorabool, Leigh and Hovells Creek Catchments and
Otway Ranges.
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 trough of low pressure extends across eastern Victoria while a high pressure
system moves slowly over Tasmania during today. The high will move east of
Tasmania on Tuesday and be located in the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and
over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter the southwest of
the State late on Wednesday and move slowly eastwards across the State on
Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday 13 February
Early fog patches. The chance of showers near the Otways in the late morning
and afternoon. Winds southeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h. Daytime maximum
temperatures in the low to high 20s.
Warrnambool Partly cloudy. Max 23
Colac Partly cloudy. Max 25
Hamilton Partly cloudy. Max 26
Fire Danger:
High
UV Alert from 9:50 am to 5:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Forecast for Tuesday 14 February
Partly cloudy. Winds easterly and light tending northeast to southeasterly up
to 20 km/h around midday. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with
daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.
Warrnambool Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 26
Colac Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 28
Hamilton Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 31
Forecast for Wednesday 15 February
Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly in
the west. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h becoming
light later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17
with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Warrnambool Late shower or two. Min 15 Max 30
Colac Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 32
Hamilton Late shower or two. Min 16 Max 33
Forecast for Thursday 16 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers from the morning. Winds northeast to
northwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending southwesterly up to 30 km/h
during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 18 with daytime
temperatures reaching 26 to 31.
Warrnambool Morning shower or two. Min 18 Max 25
Colac Shower or two. Min 18 Max 29
Hamilton Morning shower or two. Min 17 Max 29
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Monday.
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public phones.
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