Barwite, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 90 km/h are possible about eastern ranges this evening.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS up to 110 km/h are forecast throughout the warning area.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds Saturday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Bright, Falls Creek, Mt Hotham, Mt Buller, Omeo and Gelantipy.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Central, Northern Country and North Central districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Hopetoun at 4:15 pm.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mount Buller at 2:51 pm.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Falls Creek at 2:35 pm.
94 km/h wind gust was recorded at Avalon at 2:20 pm.
98 km/h wind gust was recorded at Horsham at 2:16 pm.
93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Kilmore Gap at 2:14 pm.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mount Hotham at 2:09 pm.
93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Nhill at 1:59 pm.
100 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mount William at 1:56 pm.
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mortlake at 1:31 pm.
112 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mount Gellibrand at 1:19 pm.

        Maximum temperatures are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.  

Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State.  Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.