IDV17006
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Alpine Areas District Forecast
Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 21 November 2008
for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 25 November 2008.

Warning Summary at issue time
Severe weather warning within this area.
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 cold front over western Victoria will cross the State tonight before a low
pressure system develops near the Gippsland coast during Saturday. The low is
expected to deepen significantly off the Gippsland coast of Victoria during
Saturday and early Sunday before moving away to the east Sunday night. A narrow
ridge of high pressure will move across Victoria on Monday before drifting
eastwards on Tuesday as a low pressure trough approaches the Bight.

Forecast for the rest of Friday
Cloudy. Areas of rain late this evening. Winds west to northwesterly averaging
25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times.

Forecast for Saturday
Cloudy. Blizzards. Isolated thunderstorms with hail from midday. Winds west to
southwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times, becoming
southwesterly up to 70 km/h during the afternoon.

Mount Buller        Snow. Chance of storms.         Min -1      Max -1  
Mount Hotham        Snow. Chance of storms.         Min -2      Max -2  

Maximum Fire Danger: Low                           
UV Alert from 9:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Forecast for Sunday
Cloudy. Snow easing during the day and contracting to the higher peaks later in
the day, Scattered showers elsewhere. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 55
to 65 km/h, reaching 70 km/h at times, tending southerly up to 55 km/h during
the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 1 with daytime
temperatures reaching between 5 and 11.

Mount Buller        Snow then showers.              Min -1      Max 3   
Mount Hotham        Heavy snow.                     Min -2      Max 3   

Forecast for Monday
Cloudy. Isolated showers until evening. Winds southerly averaging 15 to 25
km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, becoming light during the morning. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 4 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12
and 17.

Mount Buller        Shower or two clearing.         Min 2       Max 11  
Mount Hotham        Shower or two.                  Min 0       Max 9   

Forecast for Tuesday
Cloudy. Isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 4 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14
and 19.

Mount Buller        Shower or two developing.       Min 3       Max 14  
Mount Hotham        Shower or two developing.       Min 1       Max 12  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Saturday.

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