MELBOURNE - Sep 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 Minor Flood Warning for the Macquarie River at Warren. Minor Flood Warning for the Bogan River at Dandaloo. Minor Flood Warning for Rural Areas along the Murray River at Barmah and Downstream and Edward River at Deniliquin. Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Montague Island and Gabo Island. 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 strong high pressure system southwest of the Bight extends a ridge to northeastern New South Wales. On Sunday a low pressure trough will develop over the northern inland parts of the state bringing rain to the northeast. The trough is expected to deepen during Monday and Tuesday and rain periods or showers are expected to extend across most of the eastern and central districts. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Cloud increasing in the north and light patchy rain developing in the far north overnight. Mostly sunny in the south. North to northwest winds in the northeast. Southwest to southeast winds remainder. Dangerous swell conditions along the coast. Forecast for Sunday Cloudy in the north with patchy rain in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Early frost and fog patches. Southwest to southeast winds. Dangerous swell conditions along the coast easing. Forecast for Monday Patchy rain in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere Early frost and fog patches. Southwest to southeast winds. Forecast for Tuesday Showers in the northern and central parts. Partly cloudy in the south. Southeast to northeast winds. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Rainfall & River Conditions New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Areas Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Warnings Summary Forecasts Melbourne Metro Forecast Vic. Forecast Areas Map Observations Melbourne Observations All Victorian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Queensland Warnings Summary Forecasts Brisbane Forecast Qld. Forecast Areas Map Observations Brisbane Observations All Queensland Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Western Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Perth Forecast WA Forecast Areas Map Observations Perth Observations All WA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions South Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Adelaide Forecast SA Forecast Areas Map Observations Adelaide Observations All SA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Tasmania Warnings Summary Forecasts Hobart Forecast Tas. Forecast Areas Map Observations Hobart Observations All Tasmanian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Australian Capital Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts ACT and Canberra Forecast Observations Canberra Observations Northern Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts Darwin and Rural Forecast NT Forecast Areas Map Observations Darwin Observations All NT Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Antarctic Global National Weather Services Radar Viewer Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Flood Warnings --> Weather Maps Satellite Images Agriculture Marine UV Protection Home About Us Learn about Meteorology Contacts Search Site Map Help Feedback Weather & Warnings Climate Water Numerical Prediction About Services Registered Users This page was created at 01:18 on Saturday 18 September 2010 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2010, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) Please note the Copyright Notice and Disclaimer statements relating to the use of the information on this site and our site Privacy and Accessibility statements. Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements. Please also note the Acknowledgement notice relating to the use of information on this site. No unsolicited commercial email.
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