Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 10/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time:
NSW Severe Weather Warning for Locally Damaging Winds in the Northern
Tablelands, west of Mid North Coast, North West Slopes and Plains,
Central West Slopes and Plains, Central Tablelands, west of Hunter,
Lower Western, Upper Western, Riverina districts. Gale warning for
NSW coastal waters south of Smoky Cape. Strong Wind Warning for the
remainder of NSW coastal waters. Sheep Graziers warning for the
southern and central inland. Flood Warning for the Bell, Paroo and
Namoi, Castlereagh and Gwidir Rivers.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site
www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments:
A low pressure system in the Bass Strait.  An upper cold pool over
the inland provides the instability for showers tonight. Showers will
ease tomorrow as the low moves into the Tasman Sea. A weak high
pressure ridge will develop throughout the state on Friday. A cold
front is expected to approach the western border of the state on
Saturday and rapidly move across on Sunday triggering shower activity
over the southern and central districts.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Isolated showers inland and about the ranges, more widespread in the
south and tending to rain at times. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms
possible over the eastern inland and ranges. Snow on the Alps.
Moderate to fresh west to northwesterly winds tending southwesterly
in the west. Winds becoming fresh to strong and gusty over the
southwest later in the day, reaching gale force at times.
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy in the northwest and on the north coast and adjacent
ranges as well as in the far west. Isolated showers elsewhere tending
scattered on the western slopes of the ranges and in the far
southeast. Snow showers on the Alps. Fresh to strong and gusty west
to southwesterly winds, reaching gale force at times in the western,
central and northeastern parts.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated clearing showers on the western slopes of the ranges. Mostly
sunny elsewhere. West to southwest winds.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers developing in the southern inland later in the
afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny elsewhere. North to northwesterly
winds freshening in the west.
Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy in the northwest and northeast. Isolated showers
elsewhere. Westerly winds turning southwesterly from the west.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:00 pm EST Wednesday

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