Macs Cove, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

For the EASTERN RANGES: DAMAGING northwesterly winds averaging 65 to 75 km/h with gusts around 110 km/h are likely to develop early on Friday morning.
For the MACEDON RANGES INCLUDING MELBOURNE'S OUTER NORTHERN SUBURBS: Strong to DAMAGING northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 65 km/h with peak gusts up to 100 km/h are likely to develop before sunrise in the Macedon Ranges and foothills on Friday morning before sunrise. Winds will extend down towards Melbourne's outer northern and northwestern suburbs, including Melbourne airport, from the late morning.
For WESTERN VICTORIA: DAMAGING wind gusts around 90 km/h are possible for a brief period in a line of showers and isolated thunderstorms as the front moves east across the warning area.
BLIZZARD conditions are forecast for parts of the Eastern Ranges above 1400m.
Damaging winds are expected to continue throughout Friday, with the warning area likely to expand as a vigorous southwesterly airstream approaches the state in the late afternoon.
Locations which may be affected include Melbourne Airport, Mildura, Horsham, Maryborough, Ballarat, Stawell, Hamilton, Bacchus Marsh, Mt Hotham and Mt Buller.

Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and northwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Wimmera, North Central, North East, South West and Central forecast districts and parts of the Northern Country, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.