Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 11/10 - 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  and south of Mid North Coast, North West Slopes and Plains,
Central West Slopes and Plains, Central Tablelands,  Hunter, Lower 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 in the east. Showers will linger tomorrow
with strong to gale force winds as the low remains slow moving in the southern
Tasman Sea. A weak high pressure ridge will develop throughout the state on
Friday with most of the state becoming dry. A cold front is expected to approach
the western border of the state on Saturday and rapidly move across on Sunday
triggering shower activity to re-develop over the southern and central
districts.
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy in the west and on the north coast and adjacent ranges. 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 5:15 am EST Thursday

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