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LB
11th October 2004, 04:52
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Had a quick squizz at the weather for Victoria.

Weather Pattern
Weakening cold fronts moving southeastwards from the Bight will brush the
southwest of Victoria later Monday, before a stronger front moves across the
State during Tuesday night and Wednesday. A high pressure system will develop
south of the Bight later Thursday then move slowly eastwards towards Victoria.

Victoria
Monday: Fine apart from morning fog patches in Gippsland. A warm to hot and
mainly sunny day with a mainly moderate to fresh north to northwesterly wind
ahead of an afternoon or evening southwesterly change in the west.

Tuesday: Fine. Warm to hot.
Wednesday: A cool change with patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms extending
from the west.
Thursday: Patchy rain in the east clearing. Scattered showers to follow in the
south. Cool to mild.

IDV10450

Forecast for Melbourne
Monday
Fine. A mainly sunny day. Strengthening north to northwesterly wind shifting
southwesterly in the evening.
Min 14 Max 30

Tuesday
Fine. Min 16 Max 32
Wednesday
Change developing with some rain. Min 19 Max 23
Thursday
Shower or two. Min 12 Max 19

Now for the most important bit:
Trend for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Few showers clearing. Cool to mild.
IDV10460

Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Monday: Northerly wind at 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly and
freshening to 20 to 30 knots in the early morning. A southwesterly change of
about 15 knots in the evening. Waves rising 1 to 2 metres in the morning, then
abating to 1 metre or less Monday night. A strong wind warning has been issued.

Tuesday: North to northwesterly wind of 15 to 20 knots developing during the
morning.
Wednesday: An early west to northwesterly change of 15 to 20 knots.
Thursday: West to southwesterly wind of 15 to 20 knots.

Headline Melbourne: Fine. Windy.
Headline Victoria: Fine. Warm to hot, mainly sunny day.

Website is: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV10310.txt

If anyone's got a better website please feel free to post.

Three sleeps to go!!!!!
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denill
11th October 2004, 15:04
Hey Lynda.

You may wanna have a look at this one:
http://weather.smh.com.au/weather/melbourne.html

It also says:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Few showers clearing. Cool to mild.

Bloody Melbourne weather is a real lottery..................

Right now it is 26 deg and predicting 30????

Cheers
Bill

Marknz
11th October 2004, 17:25
The weather at the Island has never been anything like what might be forecast the day before, at least not on my visits there to watch and race.

Always take clothes for the four seasons :cold: , you have been warned!

DEATH_INC.
11th October 2004, 19:19
Yep,the island has it's own weather system,the only thing you can count on is you'll get all of it at some stage of the weekend.....

LB
12th October 2004, 03:58
Hey Lynda.

You may wanna have a look at this one:
http://weather.smh.com.au/weather/melbourne.html

It also says:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Few showers clearing. Cool to mild.

Bloody Melbourne weather is a real lottery..................

Right now it is 26 deg and predicting 30????

Cheers
Bill

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Thanks Denill, have bookedmarked it - seems a bit easier to read than the one I found.
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Skunk
12th October 2004, 19:58
Last year Saturday was stinking hot and not much wind. Sunday was cold blowing and raining. Clearing for the MotoGP itself.

Four seasons in a weekend everytime!