Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

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

Warning Summary:
Flood warning for the Paroo River and Warrego River.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments:
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is moving towards New
Zealand. Cool upper atmospheric conditions in the east are maintaining generally
unstable conditions and isolated showers and thunderstorms over eastern New
South Wales. A deepening low pressure trough in the west is expected to produce
a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the far west today. A front will
move through the state on Monday and Tuesday and is expected to increase shower
and thunderstorm activity again over the entire state on Monday, before the
activity contracts to the east on Tuesday. Some moderate falls are possible with
these showers and storms in the southwest on Monday and over the northeast on
Tuesday.
Forecast for Sunday
Fine on southern parts of the coast and through the central inland areas.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the remainder of the east, tending
scattered in the northeast this afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
also developing this afternoon or evening in the far west. Humid north to
northeast winds, fresh along the southern coast.
Forecast for Monday
Showers and thunderstorms, chiefly in the west at first, but extending
throughout by the afternoon with some potentially moderate falls in the southern
inland districts and along the southern slopes. North to northeast winds over
most of the state, fresh to strong along southern parts of the coast, tending
west to southwesterly in the west during the day.
Forecast for Tuesday
Fine in the west. Showers or thunderstorms over the eastern half of the state,
more widespread in the northeast.  North to northeast winds in the northeast.
Southwest to southeast winds over the remainder, with a southerly change moving
up the southern half of the coast during the day.
Forecast for Wednesday
Fine in the west. Showers and thunderstorms over the eastern half, more
widespread in the northeast. South to southeast winds in the south and west,
north to northeast winds in the northeast.

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STAT News Service