Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

Strong northwest to westerly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING GUSTS to 100 km/h over elevated areas and southwestern Victoria, will extend eastwards over the remainder of the warning area including MELBOURNE during the afternoon and early evening.
DAMAGING west to southwesterly winds averaging 60 to 80 km/h with gusts to 100 to 120 km/h are likely to develop over the far southwest later Wednesday morning, and shift eastwards over southern parts of the Central district including Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula during the afternoon, and into south Gippsland by the late afternoon.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 130 km/h are possible about the coast west of Port Fairy until mid afternoon.
Conditions are expected to ease over the north and west later Wednesday afternoon, over central parts in the evening and over the southeast during Thursday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Horsham, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Maryborough, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wangaratta, Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
94 km/h wind gust recorded at Warrnambool Airport at 10:26 am.
93 km/h wind gust recorded at Mt William at 3:39 am.

Strong northwest to westerly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING GUSTS to 100 km/h over elevated areas and southwestern Victoria, will extend eastwards over the remainder of the warning area including MELBOURNE during the afternoon and early evening.
DAMAGING west to southwesterly winds averaging 60 to 80 km/h with gusts to 100 to 120 km/h are likely to develop over the far southwest later Wednesday morning, and shift eastwards over southern parts of the Central district including Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula during the afternoon, and into south Gippsland by the late afternoon.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 130 km/h are possible about the coast west of Port Fairy until mid afternoon.
Conditions are expected to ease over the north and west later Wednesday afternoon, over central parts in the evening and over the southeast during Thursday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Horsham, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Maryborough, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wangaratta, Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
94 km/h wind gust recorded at Warrnambool Airport at 10:26 am.
93 km/h wind gust recorded at Mt William at 3:39 am.

Gale Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port, Gippsland Lakes, Central Coast and Central Gippsland Coast