Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 18/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

For Wednesday
WARNINGS:
A Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters south of Seal Rocks.
A Total Fire Ban is in force for the Lower Western and Riverina
districts until midnight. A Fire Weather Warning for Very High to
Extreme fire danger is also current for these districts and for the
Southwest Slopes.   

STATE FORECAST
Very High fire danger for the Central West Slopes and Plains.  
Morning fog patches about the central coast and ranges. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms developing inland, extending to the far
south coast late in the day. 
Very warm to hot inland, warm to very warm in the east.
Moderate east to southeast winds on the north coast. Moderate to
fresh northwest to northeast winds over the remainder, strengthening
in the west and south, ahead of a milder fresh west to southwest
change in the west. 
This forecast is issued daily at 05.15, 1120 and 16.30.  For more

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STAT News Service

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