Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 18/10 - 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 Thunderstorm Warning for Lower western and Riverina for
Wednesday evening. Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds for
Alpine areas of the South West Slopes and Southern Tablelands. 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 evening
Areas of rain over the western inland, extending through central and
southern districts later in the day while clearing in the far
southwest. Isolated thunderstorms 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 1100 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.
Forecast for Sunday
Patchy rain developing in the northwesterly during the day. Partly
cloudy elsewhere. Northwesterly to northeasterly winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:00 pm EST Wednesday

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