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  • Fire Weather Warning for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland Thu 26 Dec 2024

    Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
    Victoria
      
    Fire Weather Warning 
    
    for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland fire weather districts
    
    Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
    
    Weather Situation
    Extreme fire dangers are forecast for most of Victoria on Thursday due to very hot and dry temperatures, combined with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds. A gusty west to southwesterly change will enter the west of the state during the afternoon, moving through to central and eastern areas during the evening.
    
    For the rest of  Thursday 26 December:
    Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
    Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
    
    The CFA advises that you:
     Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
     Monitor the fire and weather situation through ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or Sky News TV, www.emergency.vic.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
     Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
    
    For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au.
    No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.