Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 12/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary:
Nil. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web
site http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments:
The surface pattern shows a slow-moving high pressure ridge over the
southeast of the mainland which will drift slowly into the Tasman Sea
by mid-week. However the upper pattern will be dominated by a low
associated with an area of cold temperatures. The upper low favours
the formation of some showers and thunderstorms and these  are
forecast over the coast and ranges through to Wednesday with the
possibility of a few developing about the northern half of the
western slopes during the afternoons.  A trough will replace the high
over New South Wales    at the end of the week, bringing showers and
thunderstorms more generally to the state.
Forecast for Monday evening
Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the central and northern
coast, ranges and western slopes. Isolated showers or drizzle over
the southeast. Fine in the western half. Chiefly light winds.
Forecast for Tuesday
Early fogs about the ranges, coast and southeastern inland. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms on the coast, ranges and western slopes,
mostly in central and northern parts. Fine in the western half. Light
variable winds inland; northeast to southeast winds along the coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers continuing about parts of the coast and east ranges,
extending to the northern inland in the afternoon. Isolated
afternoon thunderstorms over the northern inland. Fine remainder.
Light winds tending north to northeast.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the inland extending to the
ranges later in the day or evening. Fine about coastal parts.
Northeast to northwest winds.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers about the northern coast, ranges and slopes. Showers
more likely in the south, with thunderstorms possible and tending to
rain about the southeastern inland later in the day. Northwest winds
over the inland, freshening in the west. North to northeast winds
along the coast.

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STAT News Service