Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 13/10 - 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 Murray River at Corowa.
Minor Flood Warning for the Warrego River at Fords Bridge Bywash.
Flood Watch for the Murrumbidgee Valley and Murray River Downstream of Hume Dam This Weekend.
Severe thunderstorm warning for the Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Upper Western and Snowy Mountains forecast districts
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Coffs Harbour and Ulladulla.
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 slow-moving high near New Zealand extends a ridge to southeastern Queensland and a low pressure trough lies across western New South Wales. During Tuesday the trough will move to the far northeast of the state and weaken as New Zealand high moves to the southeast and another high moves southwest of Australia extending a ridge across the west and southeast.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Mostly clear on the north and central coasts. The chance of showers in the northeastern inland. Rain areas, showers and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere. Northwest to northeast winds, turning southerly in the west.
Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy in the northeast and clearing showers in the far west. Showers or rain areas and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere with locally heavy falls west of the Divide. Northwest to northeast winds, tending southerly in the west.
Forecast for Monday
Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms about eastern and central parts, contracting towards the northeast. Mostly clear in the west. Northwest to northeast winds tending southwest to southerly in the west and southeast.
Forecast for Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northeast. Isolated showers on the southern half of the coast and ranges. Fine elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast. Isolated showers on the south and central coasts and ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds turning north to northeast on the south coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Sunday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
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