Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Mallee, Wimmera, North Central, South West and Central fire weather districts

Issued at 6:02 pm EDT on Friday 21 February 2025.

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 Saturday 22 February:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Mallee, Wimmera, North Central, South West and Central


Weather Situation
Hot and dry with fresh and gusty northerly winds. Cool, west to southwesterly wind change about far western parts only in the evening. There is a risk of high based thunderstorms and dry lightning, most likely about northeast and alpine parts during the day and the northwest later in the afternoon.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au.

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