Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time Moderate Flood Warning for the Barwon River at Mungindi. Flood Watch for the Tweed, Richmond, Wilsons and Brunswick River Valleys and for Parts of the Northern Tablelands. Severe weather warning for flash flooding for the Northern Tablelands and Northern Rivers forecast districts. Gale warning for New South Wales waters between Point Danger and Cape Byron. Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Cape Byron and Port Macquarie. Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Merimbula 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 low pressure trough off New South Wales north coast is bringing showers and rain to the northeast. Possible local heavy falls in the far northeast tonight and Monday. A slow-moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge across the remainder of the state. During Monday the high will move towards New Zealand maintaining the ridge to the north coast as another trough develops over the western parts of the state. The trough is expected to be semi-stationary and to bring rain to most districts during the second half of the week, with moderate to heavy falls possible over much of the inland. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Showers in the northeast, with rain periods, heavy at times, in the far northeast. Isolated showers along the remainder of the coast and adjacent east ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds, fresh to strong on the far north coast and ranges. Forecast for Monday Showers in the northeast, with rain periods, heavy at times, in the far northeast. Isolated showers on the south and central coasts and adjacent ranges. Partly cloudy remainder. East to northeast winds, fresh in the north and gusty about the ranges. Forecast for Tuesday Isolated showers on north coast and adjacent ranges tending scattered in the far north. Patchy rain developing in the southern inland with the chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds. Forecast for Wednesday Fine over the northeast apart from isolated clearing showers on the far north coast. Patchy rain over the remainder, with rain areas in the south. The chance of thunderstorms in the south. North to northeast winds ahead of a southwesterly change in the far southwest in the evening. Forecast for Thursday Partly cloudy in the far southwest and in the far northeast. Rain areas elsewhere. North to northwest winds tending west to southwest in the southwest. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Monday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. 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