Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

For Friday   
WARNINGS:
A Total Fire Ban and a Fire Weather Warning for Very High to Extreme fire danger
in the Riverina district.

STATE FORECAST
Very High fire danger inland.  
Cloudy in the northeast and along the northern border with a few showers.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over much of the inland and the southeast
Friday afternoon and evening. Fine elsewhere. 
Areas of bushfire smoke in the southeast. 
Warm to very warm in the east, very warm to hot inland. Generally moderate
southeast to northeast winds, fresh in afternoon and evening on the coast.     
HEADLINE:
Few showers in the northeast and northern border. Isolated afternoon
thunderstorms over the inland and the southeast.
Outlook for Saturday 

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STAT News Service

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