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Satellite image. VIC Wed 9:00 am EDT

Victoria

Wed 9:00 am EDT

Patchy low cloud in the southwest due to strong westerly winds ahead of a cold front is causing drizzle and isolated showers. Skies are mostly clear in the north under a ridge of high pressure. A Fire Weather Warning is current in some districts.

Fire weather warning

Issued at 04:21AM on Wednesday 7 January 2009

Fire Weather Warning for the Northeast district.

State Centres Forecast

Albury

Possible shower

17 - 37

Possible shower

Bendigo

Increasing sunshine

15 - 30

Increasing sunshine

Horsham

Increasing sunshine

14 - 28

Increasing sunshine

Melbourne

Drizzle clearing

17 - 24

Drizzle clearing

Mildura

Sunny

18 - 34

Sunny

Sale

Possible shower

14 - 25

Possible shower

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Cooler southerly winds spreading throughout. Light showers on the coast. Light showers near coast persisting. Mostly sunny inland. Moslty sunny over most of the state. Hot northeasterly winds developing in the west. Mostly sunny throughout. Hot northerly winds developing.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Mt Hotham Ap, VIC 10.0°C
Maximum: Yarrawonga, VIC 28.9°C

Coastal Waters

Eastern Bass Strait

West to southwesterly 5/15 knots increasing to 10/20 knots during the afternoon then increasing to up to 30 knots tonight.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Gippsland Lakes

Light winds tending southerly up to 10 knots around midday then increasing to 15/20 knots during the afternoon then tending southwesterly 10/15 knots later in the evening.    

Melbourne Bays

South to southwesterly 5/10 knots increasing to 10/15 knots around midday before freshening to 15/20 knots during the afternoon. South to southwesterly wind increasing further to 20/25 knots during the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

Northern Bass Strait

West to southwesterly 5/15 knots increasing to 15/25 knots during the afternoon then increasing to 20/30 knots in the south later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Southern Bass Strait

Wednesday: East to northeast winds 10/20 knots.<p>Thursday: Chiefly east to northeasterly winds 5/15 knots, increasing to 10/20 knots before a 20/30 knot northwest change extends from the west later in the day.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Western Bass Strait

Southwesterly 10/15 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/20 knots around midday then increasing to 15/25 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m