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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

South Australia Forecast
Issued at 5:30 am CDT on Sunday 5 February 2012
for the period until midnight CDT Saturday 11 February 2012.

Warning Summary at issue time
Fire weather warning for Sunday for the North East Pastoral, Riverland,
Murraylands and Upper South East forecast districts.
Marine wind warnings for South Australian waters for Sunday and Monday.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by
telephone 1300-659-215* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure will move across remaining parts of the the state
today, with a low pressure system developing over waters to the south of the
State. A ridge of high pressure will become established over the state early
next week.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 5 February
Areas of morning rain with possible thunderstorms about southern coastal
districts. Otherwise, scattered showers over the southern agricultural area and
isolated showers over northern agricultural and southern pastoral areas, all
easing in the afternoon. Showers more frequent over the southern Mount Lofty
Ranges in the morning. Partly cloudy with possible morning showers over the
east of the Northwest Pastoral district. Cool in the south grading to hot in
the far northeast. Fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds extending
throughout by midday, reaching gale force near southern coasts.

Forecast for Monday 6 February
Isolated showers about the west coast and agricultural area, contracting to
southern coasts in the evening. Cool to mild, grading to warm to hot in the far
northeast. Moderating southwest to southerly winds.

Forecast for Tuesday 7 February
Isolated showers about the west coast and agricultural area contracting to
southern coasts in the evening. Cool to mild in the south grading to warm to
hot in the far northeast. Moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.

Forecast for Wednesday 8 February
Isolated showers about southern coasts and east coast of Eyre Peninsula,
contracting to southern coasts in the evening. Cool to mild in the south
grading to warm to hot in the far northeast. Moderate southeast to
southwesterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Sunday morning until
midnight Wednesday are expected to be 1 to 5 mm over the agricultural area,
increasing to 10 to 20 mm about southern coastal districts and the southern
Mount Lofty Ranges. 1 to 2 mm is expected over the remainder.

Outlook for Thursday 9 February to Saturday 11 February
Isolated showers about the west coast and agricultural areas, contracting to
southern coasts later in the period. Cool to mild in the south grading to mild
to warm in the north. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CDT Sunday.

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.


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