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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Western District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EDT on Saturday 13 March 2010
for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 16 March 2010.
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 strong high pressure system over Tasmania will drift slowly eastwards to lie
just east of Bass Strait on Saturday. The high will remain over the Tasman Sea,
not far east of Victoria for most of the week. Approaching frontal systems will
be steered to the south of Tasmania.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Mostly sunny. Patchy morning fog. Winds east to northeasterly averaging 15 to
25 km/h with afternoon coastal seabreezes to 30km/h developing. Temperatures in
the high 20s during the day.
Ballarat Sunny. Max 25
Warrnambool Sunny. Max 25
Hamilton Mostly sunny. Max 27
Colac Mostly sunny Max 26
Fire Danger: Low to Moderate [0-11]
UV Alert from 10:20 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Forecast for Sunday
Patchy morning fog then sunny. Winds north to northeasterly averaging 10 to 20
km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures
reaching the high 20s.
Ballarat Mostly sunny. Min 10 Max 25
Warrnambool Mostly sunny. Min 13 Max 26
Hamilton Mostly sunny. Min 10 Max 28
Colac Early fog, mostly sunny. Min 12 Max 27
Forecast for Monday
Mostly sunny. Winds mainly northwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the high
20s.
Ballarat Mostly sunny. Min 12 Max 27
Warrnambool Mostly sunny. Min 15 Max 27
Hamilton Mostly sunny. Min 12 Max 29
Colac Mostly sunny. Min 15 Max 29
Forecast for Tuesday
Patchy morning fog then sunny. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to
around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 20s.
Ballarat Sunny. Min 12 Max 27
Warrnambool Fog clearing to sunny. Min 15 Max 27
Hamilton Mostly sunny. Min 12 Max 30
Colac Early fog, mostly sunny. Min 15 Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Saturday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.
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