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Gale Warning for Port Phillip, West Coast and Central Coast

For THE GRAMPIANS, CENTRAL RANGES and parts of the MORNINGTON PENINSULA: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are likely this morning, easing late this afternoon.
For EASTERN RANGES including ALPINE PEAKS: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are likely for areas below 1200 metres, increasing to DAMAGING WINDS of around 55 to 65 km/h with peaks gusts of around 100 km/h for alpine areas above 1200 metres from this morning. BLIZZARD conditions are also forecast for alpine areas above 1200 metres from late morning and may continue into the early evening.
Winds are forecast to ease below thresholds for the Eastern Ranges this evening.
Locations which may be affected include Ballarat, Sorrento, Rosebud, Falls Creek, Dargo, Mt Baw Baw and Mt Hotham.
Highest gusts recorded to 4am:
102km/h at Mt William at 1:42am

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