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Gale Warning for Port Phillip, Central Coast, Central Gippsland Coast and East Gippsland Coast

For the GREAT DIVIDING RANGE: DAMAGING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h have been observed and expected to continue about the Central ranges, forecast to extend to eastern ranges early Saturday morning. Winds will gradually ease below warning thresholds during Saturday morning.
For SOUTHERN VICTORIA including MELBOURNE and GEELONG: DAMAGING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with gusts over 100 km/h observed in the area. These winds are forecast to persist during the early morning in the eastern parts of the Central district including MELBOURNE and GEELONG, before contracting to the Gippsland coast during the mid morning. Winds are expected to ease in central areas during Saturday morning and from the east during the early afternoon.
BLIZZARD conditions are forecast for parts of the eastern ranges above 1200m.
Locations which may be affected include Seymour, Geelong, Melbourne, Wonthaggi, Orbost and Frankston.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Mallee and Wimmera districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
128 KM/H WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT MT HOTHAM AT 3:42 PM Friday
116 km/h wind gust was recorded at Cape Nelson Lighthouse at 8:02pm Friday
109 km/h wind gust was recorded at St Kilda Harbour at 1:59am Saturday
104 km/h wind gust was recorded at Aireys Inlet at 12:04am Saturday
96 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mt William at 10:27 pm Friday
104 km/h wind gust was recorded at Port Fairy at 9:56 pm Friday
102 km/h wind gust was recorded at Warrnambool at 9:25pm Friday
117 km/h wind gust was recorded at Cape Nelson Lighthouse at 8:07 pm Friday
104 km/h wind gust was recorded at Falls Creek at 3:07 pm Friday
124 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mt Buller at 2:54 pm Friday
107 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mt William at 11:30 pm Friday
Sustained 63 km/h winds were at Kilmore Gap around 12:30 pm Friday
94 km/h wind gust was recorded at Horsham at 12:05 pm Friday

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