Issued at 5:40 am EST on Sunday 1 August 2010
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 4 August 2010.

Weather Situation
A strong cold front near the western border will move across Victoria on
Sunday. An associated low pressure system west of Tasmania will deepen and move
across Tasmania later on Sunday before moving northeastwards, reaching the
Tasman Sea on Monday. A weak ridge of high pressure will extend over the State
on Tuesday, then another cold front will cross the State on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Cloudy. Snow showers, tending to blizzard conditions at times. Isolated
thunderstorms with hail from the late morning until evening. Winds
northwesterly averaging 40 to 50 km/h, reaching 60 to 70 km/h at times this
morning then again tonight. Temperatures around 2 during the day.

Mount Buller           Blizzards.           Max -2
Mount Hotham       Blizzards.           Max -2
Falls Creek             Blizzards.           Max -1

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Forecast for Monday
Cloudy. Scattered showers, falling as snow at times. Winds southwesterly
averaging 35 to 45 km/h, reaching 55 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures
falling to around minus 4 with daytime temperatures reaching around 3.

Mount Buller           Snow showers. Windy.           Min -4           Max -1
Mount Hotham       Snow showers. Windy.           Min -5           Max -2
Falls Creek             Snow showers. Windy.           Min -4           Max 0

Forecast for Tuesday
Cloudy. Isolated showers during the morning, falling as snow above 1400 metres.
Winds south to southwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 50 km/h at
times, tending west to southwesterly up to 45 km/h later in the evening.
Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 1 with daytime temperatures
reaching around 5.

Mount Buller           Chance of snow. Windy.           Min -2           Max 1
Mount Hotham       Chance of snow. Windy.           Min -3           Max 0
Falls Creek             Chance of snow. Windy.           Min -3           Max 2

Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy. Scattered showers, falling as snow at times. Winds westerly averaging
35 to 50 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly up to 45 km/h later in the
evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 1 with daytime
temperatures reaching around 3.

Mount Buller           Snow. Windy.           Min -2           Max -1
Mount Hotham       Snow. Windy.           Min -3           Max -2
Falls Creek             Snow. Windy.           Min -2           Max 0

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Sunday.

Report issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology