Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 9/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over northeastern New South Wales is deepening and moving east as an upper cold pool approaches from the west and a cold front is moving across the southwestern Tasman Sea. The trough will move offshore by the evening and deepen further into a low. The low will move rapidly towards New Zealand during Saturday. as a strong high pressure system moves southwest of the Bight extending a ridge to the northern Tasman Sea. The high is expected to move over southeastern Australia by Monday strengthening the ridge across the state.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers in the east. Isolated thunderstorms in the southeastern inland. Snow showers on the Alps and possibly on the higher parts of the southern and central ranges down to about 1100m later. Cold and gusty southwesterly winds extending throughout.Saturday 10 SeptemberIsolated showers in the southern inland with snow showers on the Alps and possibly on the higher parts of the central and southern tablelands in the morning. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Fresh and cold southwesterly winds.Sunday 11 SeptemberIsolated showers in the southern half of the state, mostly about the southwest slopes. Partly cloudy elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds.Monday 12 SeptemberIsolated showers on the north and central coasts. Mostly sunny elsewhere. South to southwest winds.Tuesday 13 SeptemberThe chance of showers on the far north coast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds in the far northeast, west to northwest winds elsewhere.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDN10031
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