MELBOURNE - Nov 25/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time Final Minor Flood Warning for the Murray River at Corowa. Minor Flood Warning for the Warrego River at Fords Bridge Bywash. Minor Flood Warning for the Paroo River at Willara Crossing. Severe thunderstorm warning for the Lower Western and Upper Western forecast districts. Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Port Stephens 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 over the central Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast, and will remain there for the next two days, moving to New Zealand later Saturday and Sunday. The presence of this high is slowing the eastward movement of a low pressure trough currently over southwestern NSW. This trough is expected to weaken a little on Friday before moving eastwards over the weekend, when it is expected to intensify under the influence of an upper trough approaching from the west. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Isolated showers about the far north coast. Cloudy with patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms in the southwest. Fine elsewhere. Northwest to northeast winds, fresh to strong along the coast. Forecast for Friday Isolated showers about the far north coast. Scattered showers in the west and south with isolated thunderstorms. Northeast to northwest winds. Forecast for Saturday Areas of rain and possible thunderstorms across western and central districts, extending to the southeast later. Isolated showers about the far north coast, clearing. Northeast to northeast winds, turning southwesterly in the far west. Forecast for Sunday Rain areas in most districts with isolated thunderstorms. Fine on the far north coast and in the far southwest. Northeast to northwest winds in the northeast. Southerly winds extending across the remainder. Forecast for Monday Showers or rain areas in the east with isolated thunderstorms. Mostly fine in the west. Northeast winds in the northeast. South to southeast winds remainder. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Friday. * 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 Canberra Forecast ACT 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 HomeAbout UsContactsCareersSearchSite MapHelpFeedback Weather & WarningsClimate InformationWater InformationRadarLearn About Meteorology This page was created at 15:18 on Thursday 25 November 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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