Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Dec 10/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time Moderate Flood Warning for the Murray River Upstream of Lake Hume. Moderate To Major Flood Warning for Rural Areas for the Castlereagh River. Moderate Flood Warning for the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Bogan River. Moderate To Major Flood Warning for the Mandagery Creek at Eugowra, the Belubula River at Canowindra, for the Lachlan River at Cowra and Downstream. Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Queanbeyan River and Minor Flood Warning for the Molonglo River and Murrumbidgee River at Mt Macdonald. Moderate To Major Flood Warning for the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai and Downstream. Final Minor Flood Warning for the Molong Creek at Molong. Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Murray River Downstream of Hume Dam. Minor Flood Warning for the Bokhara River at Goodooga and the Narran River at New Angledool. Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Warrego River. Minor Flood Warning for the Paroo River. Flood Warning for the Barwon River at Walgett and Downstream and the Darling River at Bourke and Downstream. Flood Watch (Final) for the Namoi, Peel and Upper Hunter Valleys. Severe weather warning for flash flooding for the Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains and Mid North Coast forecast districts. Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Montague Island 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 low pressure trough is slowly moving east through northeastern New South Wales as a cold front moves across the southern Tasman Sea. During Friday night the trough will move to the far northeast and weaken as a high pressure system moves southwest of the Bight extending a ridge to the west of the state. During Saturday and Sunday the trough will weaken further and move over the Tasman Sea as the ridge strengthens throughout the state. Forecast for the rest of Friday Rain, showers and thunderstorms in the northeast gradually contracting further northeast with local heavy falls. Northwest to northeasterly winds in the northeast, southeast to southwesterly winds extending through the remainder. Forecast for Saturday Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms in the northeast, with locally heavy falls. Mostly sunny elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds inland, and southeast to northeasterly winds along the coast. Forecast for Sunday Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms in the far northeast. Isolated showers along the southern border. Mostly sunny elsewhere. West to southwest winds inland, and southeast to northeasterly winds along the coast. Forecast for Monday Isolated showers along the coast and adjacent ranges and the North West Slopes. Partly cloudy inland. Southeast to southwest winds. Forecast for Tuesday Scattered showers in the northeast, isolated along the remainder of the coast and adjacent ranges. Fine elsewhere. Mostly north to northeasterly winds inland, southeast to northeasterly on the coast. 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. 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. 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