Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 19/10 - 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 the Macintyre River at Boggabilla and Downstream.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga and Downstream.
Moderate Flood Warning for the Warrego River at fords Bridge Bywash.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Barwon River at Mungindi.
Final Flood Warning for the Murray River Upstream Of Lake Hume.
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 cold front is moving along New South Wales north coast, bringing a southerly change and isolated showers to the far northeast. Behind the change a high pressure system will move over the southeast of the state on the Wednesday and a trough is expected to develop over the northeastern inland bringing isolated showers and thunderstorms there. The air mass is likely to remain too dry for any significant rain totals. Another cold front is expected to move across the state during Friday and Saturday bringing isolated showers or patchy rain to most districts.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers on the central coast and adjacent ranges contracting to the north. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms in the northeast corner. Mostly clear elsewhere. South to southeast winds.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers in the northeast with the chance of thunderstorms on the western slopes of the northern ranges.. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over central and northeastern parts. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds in the east, tending light and variable inland.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms on the western slopes of the central and northern ranges. Cloud increasing in the far southwest, mostly sunny elsewhere. Northwest to northeast winds.
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy in the northwest and on the north coast. Isolated showers extending through the remainder from the southwest. North to northwest winds ahead of
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Wednesday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
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