MELBOURNE - Aug 17/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time: Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds for the South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands including Alpine areas. Sheep Graziers warning for the South West Slopes and Southern Tablelands. Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters south of Wooli. Flood Warning for the Bogan River. 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 high pressure system is moving from eastern NSW to the Tasman Sea this morning, while a trough approaching from the west is expected to move through western and southern districts today, continuing to the northeast on Thursday. Windy and rainy conditions will accompany this system, with the best falls expected to be along the tablelands and western slopes districts. During Thursday and early Friday a cold front will sweep across the state behind the trough, with some shower activity likely to linger over the southern inland through to the weekend, before the next high drifts across from the west. Forecast for Wednesday Areas of rain developing over the western inland, extending through central and southern districts later in the day while clearing in the far southwest. Isolated late thunderstorms possible in the southwest. Snow developing on the Alpine peaks later. Freshening north to northwest winds, becoming strong and gusty in the south and west, possibly reaching gale force over higher ground in the southeast. Forecast for Thursday Rain areas across the north. Isolated showers over the southern inland and southern ranges, tending more widespread about the southwestern slopes. Snow on the Alps, mainly about the peaks at first. West to northwesterly winds, fresh to strong and gusty at times about the ranges northeast. Forecast for Friday Rain areas in the northeast, clearing. Isolated showers over the ranges and western slopes contracting to the south. Isolated showers developing over the southern inland. Showers falling as snow in the south above 1000 metres. West to southwest winds, fresh to strong and gusty at times about the ranges. Forecast for Saturday Isolated showers about the southern ranges and slopes, and over the southern inland in the afternoon. Showers falling as snow about the Alps. A mostly sunny day elsewhere. Light winds in the north tending moderate west to southwesterly in the south, fresh about the ranges. The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am EST Wednesday
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