Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 15/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Final Minor Flood Warning for the Macintyre River at Boggabilla.
Minor Flood Warning for the Bell River at Wellington.
Minor Flood Warning for the Bogan River.
Minor Flood Warning for Rural Areas along the Murray River Downstream of Tocumwal and Edward River at Deniliquin.
Final Flood Watch for the Central West NSW, Illawarra and South Coast.
Gale warning for New South Wales waters between Green Cape and Gabo Island.
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Wooli and Norah Head.
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Merimbula and Green Cape.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-218* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system in the Tasman Sea is moving rapidly away from NSW coast and winds should ease gradually. A cold front will cross the far southeast later on Wednesday with another cold front expected to move over the southwestern Tasman Sea later on Thursday. A high south of Bight will maintain a ridge through NSW to the north coast through to the weekend. An upper level trough to the west should bring some cloud at times later in the week and over the weekend but most of the rain associated with it should remain over Queensland until Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers in the far southern inland with snow showers developing on the higher Alpine peaks. Partly cloudy elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds, strong near parts of the coast, but easing later.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers in the Alpine region falling as snow on the higher peaks. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Early frost on the ranges. West to southwesterly winds, gusty in the southeast. Northeasterly afternoon sea breeze in the north.
Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy in the northeast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Early frost on the ranges and western slopes. Southwest to southeast winds.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers in the far southeast. Partly cloudy in the northeast. Early frost on the ranges and western slopes. West to southwest winds tending south to southeast in the west.
Forecast for Sunday
Isolated showers developing in the north and tending to rain in the northeast. Southwest to southeast winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Thursday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
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