Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 21/10 - 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 Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera and Downstream.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Warrego River.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Barwon River at Mungindi.
Severe thunderstorm warning for the Hunter forecast districts
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Ulladulla 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 high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge northwards along the Queensland coast. A low pressure trough and associated cold front will move across New South Wales during the weekend, bringing areas of rain and possible thunderstorms to southern and central districts Saturday, before continuing to the northeast Sunday. Eastern parts of the state may see a few showers lingering behind the change, chiefly in the north, although another trough may bring further activity to the Victorian border districts mid-week.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over central and northeast districts, becoming isolated through the evening. The chance of showers and thunderstorms over the southern ranges and adjacent slopes. Cloud increasing in the far southwest with the chance of a shower or two developing later in the evening. Northwest to northeast winds, fresh along the coast. A late southwesterly change in the far southwest.
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy in the northeast, with the chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms about the tablelands. Rain areas developing across the south, extending to central districts through the day with the chance of thunder, and clearing from the southwest later. North to northwest winds ahead of a cooler southwesterly change extending through most of the state, gusty near the coast.
Forecast for Sunday
Mostly sunny in the southwest. Rain areas elsewhere, contracting to the northeast, although isolated showers remaining in the southeast. Southwest to southeast winds extending throughout.
Forecast for Monday
Isolated showers in the east, tending scattered at first in the north. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds near the coast, tending light and variable inland.
Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated showers in the northeast and southeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Northeast to northwest winds near the coast, tending northwest to southwest inland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Saturday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
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