SEVERE weather has been forecast to return to parts of the North East on Friday.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning for damaging winds for parts of the state, including near Mansfield and the Alpine region of the North East.
While not expected to be as damaging as Monday’s wild winds, gusts are still expected to average to average 60 to 70 km/h overnight Thursday into Friday and peak gusts to 110km/h.
The BOM forecast predicts strong north to northwesterly winds across Victoria will increase further ahead of a cold front which is expected to cross the state from the west during Friday.
Over Alpine areas above 1400m gusts to 120km/h were possible overnight and Friday morning.
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Sustained 65 km/h winds and 91 km/h wind gusts were recorded at Mount Buller at 8:45am on Thursday while sustained 63 km/h winds were recorded at Mount Hotham.
Conditions eased in Wangaratta since Monday, after the highest September gusts were recorded in almost two decades at 98km/h.
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