Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 14/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil..
Final Flood Warning for the Murray River Upstream of Lake Hume.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for Rural Areas for the Castlereagh River at Coonamble and Downstream.
Moderate To Major Flood Warning for the Macquarie River at Narromine and Downstream.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Bogan River.
Major Flood Warning for the Lachlan River at Nanami and Downstream.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai and Downstream.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Murray River Downstream Corowa.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for the Culgoa, Bokhara and Narran Rivers.
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.
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 weak high pressure ridge over western NSW is drifting slowly east, while a low has developed within a trough off the Queensland coast. This low will drift slowly southeast during next few days as the high moves across the Tasman Sea towards New Zealand. On Tuesday, warmer and more humid winds interact with an upper level trough to generate shower activity across the east of the state. A low pressure trough will bring a few showers and thunderstorms as it moves through western and southern districts during Wednesday while instability lingers in the northeast. Showers are likely to increase over eastern districts on Thursday as the trough reaches the east, followed by showers contracting to the northeast and clearing for the remainder of the State during Friday. Further showers are possible across the region during the weekend as a low develops to the south, although the positioning of this is currently uncertain.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers in the east, tending scattered about the central ranges and in the northeast. Isolated thunderstorms in the northeast and about the tablelands. Fine and mostly sunny in the west. Mostly north to northeasterly winds inland, southeast to northeasterly on the coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers in the west, extending east and becoming scattered about the western slopes of the southern ranges. Isolated showers lingering in the northeast. The chance of thunderstorms through most areas. Hot in the western inland. Northeast to northwest winds, before a southwest change in the southwest.
Forecast for Thursday
Fine in the west and far northeast. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms elsewhere, clearing from the west although becoming scattered from the ranges towards the coast. Northeast to northwest winds in the northeast, with a south to southwest change extending through remaining districts.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated morning showers clearing on the central and southern parts of the coast and adjacent ranges. Scattered showers in the northeast with the chance of thunderstorms. Fine elsewhere. Southwest to northwest winds inland, tending northeast to northwest near the coast.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers in the north and far southeast, tending scattered in the northeast. Fine elsewhere. Southwest to northwest winds, tending northeast to southeast along parts of the coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Wednesday.
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