Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 22/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to New South Wales north coast and a broad low pressure trough lies across the west of the state. During Friday and and Saturday the trough will move to the northeast and weaken. Another trough will move across the state on Sunday and Monday and another high is expected to move south of the Bight on Tuesday extending a ridge behind the trough.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the east, tending scattered in the northeast. Mostly sunny in the far west. Southeast to northeast winds.Saturday 24 DecemberIsolated showers in the northeast with the chance of thunderstorms. The chance of showers or thunderstorms about the western slopes of the far southern ranges. Mostly sunny in the western and central parts. Southeast to northeast winds.Sunday 25 DecemberScattered showers about the northern coast and ranges. Isolated showers in the southern and central parts with the chance of thunderstorms on the western slopes of the southern ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. East to northeast winds near the coast tending northwest to northeast inland, ahead of a late southwesterly change in the far southwest.Monday 26 DecemberIsolated showers throughout with the chance of thunderstorms. Showers tending scattered in the southeast. Northwest to northeast winds terning south to southwesterly in the west and southeast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Friday.Product IDN10031
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