Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 8/10 - 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 Hunter River Valley at Maitland.
Minor Flood Warning for the Colo River at Putty Road.
Moderate To Major Flood Warning for Rural Areas for the Castlereagh River Downstream of Coonamble.
Moderate To Major Flood Warning for the Macquarie and Bell Rivers.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Bogan River.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Lachlan River at Cottons Weir and Downstream.
Moderate To Major Flood Warning for the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai and Downstream.
Minor Flood Warning for the Murray River Downstream of Hume Dam.
Minor Flood Warning for the Bokhara River at Goodooga.
Minor Flood Warning for the Warrego River.
Minor Flood Warning for the Paroo River.
Flood Watch for the North West, South West and Central West Districts of New South Wales.
Severe weather warning for damaging winds and flash flooding for the Riverina, Upper Western, Australian Capital Territory, South Coast, Lower Western, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Southern Tablelands forecast districts.
Severe thunderstorm warning for the Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western forecast districts.
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Coffs Harbour 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 to the east of Tasmania is maintaining a ridge across eastern parts of the state ahead of a cold front moving into the west today, through much of the state on Thursday and through most of the northeast on Friday. This system will bring showers, rain and thunderstorms to most parts of the state from now until Friday before weakening over the northeast during Saturday. Another high is forecast to extend a ridge across from the west in the wake of the front, bringing a drier air mass to most districts.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Widespread rain showers and thunderstorms across the western inland, with heavy falls likely. Scattered showers and possible thunder in the far northeast. Isolated showers or possible thunderstorms in most of the remainder. Gusty northwest to northeast winds ahead of a southwesterly change in the far west.
Forecast for Thursday
Widespread rain, showers and thunderstorms extending to the coast in the south and to the western slopes of the Central Tablelands and clearing from the southwest. Isolated showers over the remainder with the chance of thunderstorms except in the far northeast. Moderate to fresh northwest to northeast winds ahead of a west to southwest change in southwestern parts.
Forecast for Friday
Fine across the southern inland and mostly fine in the far northeast. Widespread rain or showers with scattered to isolated thunderstorms and locally heavy falls in the remainder of the northeast. Isolated showers elsewhere, clearing from the west. North to northwesterly winds in the northeast, west to southwesterly elsewhere tending southerly on the south coast.
Forecast for Saturday
Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms in the northeast. Isolated showers on the south and central coasts and adjacent east ranges. Fine in the remainder. Southwest to southeasterly winds extending throughout, tending north to northeasterly later on the South Coast.
Forecast for Sunday
Isolated showers in the northeast, increasing in the afternoon with thunderstorms developing. Isolated showers along the eastern southern border. West to southwest winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Thursday.
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