Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 24/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time:
Wind Warning for coastal waters between Crowdy Head and Gabo Island. Flood
Warning for the Macintyre River. Severe Weather Warning for the Southern
Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, the Snowy Mointains and
the higher ACT. Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and South West
Slopes.
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 deepening low over the western Tasman Sea is moving slowly southeast. A cold
front moving across southern and central New South Wales will progress to the
northeast during Wednesday. Shower activity associated with this front should be
restricted to areas on and west of the tablelands, while the influx of cold air
in the upper atmosphere will assist in generating snow showers about the central
and southern ranges, extending to the barrington tops region during Thursday
night. Windy conditions will be a feature for many areas during the next few
days, becoming more widespread during Thursday as another cold front crosses the
region. By Friday a high pressure system to the west is expected to draw near,
resulting in mostly fine conditions redeveloping across the state during the
weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers redeveloping on the western slopes of the ranges and over the
southern inland, becoming scattered on the southwestern slopes of the ranges
later. Showers falling as snow to about 800 metres about the Alps, and with
sleet or snow on the higher parts of the Central Tablelands and northern
Southern Tablelands. Freshening westerly winds, strong and gusty in the south,
and reaching gale force about the higher Alps today and  and other parts of the
southeast tonight.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers about the ranges and adjacent western slopes and plains and
along the southern inland border. Showers tending more scattered on the western
slopes of the central and southern ranges and falling as snow to about 800
metres early,  in the south, and with sleet/snow on higher parts of the Central
Tablelands and northern Southern Tablelands and possibly the higher parts of the
Northern Tablelands/Barrington Tops . Freshening westerly winds tending strong
and gusty in southern and central parts,  possibly reaching gale force about the
southeast early morning.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers about the ranges and adjacent western slopes and plains and
along the southern inland border. Showers tending more scattered on the western
slopes of southern ranges and falling as snow above 1200 metres  about the alps
and with  sleet/snow showers possible on higher parts of the Central Tablelands
and northern Southern Tablelands and possibly the higher parts of the Northern
Tablelands/Barrington Tops.  Fresh west to southwesterly winds.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers about the southern ranges and western slopes. Partly cloudy
over much of the remaining inland, but mostly fine. Mostly sunny along the
coast. Southwest to southeasterly winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday

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