Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 1/07 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary:
Nil.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments:
A trough over northeast New South Wales extends southeastwards to off the
central and south coast, with a small weak low to the east of Bass Strait. This
will weaken on Saturday as an upper trough moves eastwards, allowing a High
over New Zealand to extend a ridge towards northeastern New South Wales as a
cooler front  moves into the west. This front is expected to become slow moving
and should only move up the New South Wales southern coast on Monday. This
pattern will maintain humid conditions over coastal parts.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the far northeast and along the central
coast. Isolated showers along the remainder of the coast. Fine elsewhere. Warm
to hot inland, milder along the coast. Northeast to southeast winds.
Fire danger: Locally very high Riverina and Lower Western
Forecast for Saturday
Fine apart from the chance of a shower in the northeast and also about the
southeastern south west slopes. Hot in the west, warm remainder. Northeast winds
tending north to northwest in the west ahead of a late southerly change in far
west.
Forecast for Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the southeast and northwest. Isolated
showers on the far north coast. Fine elsewhere. Hot inland ahead of a milder
southerly change extending through the west and south. Milder on the coast with
northeast winds freshening.
Forecast for Monday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the central and southern
coast and ranges, and over the northern inland. Isolated showers on the far
north coast, fine elsewhere. Northwest to northeast winds before a southerly
change extends through much of the state.

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STAT News Service