Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 1/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system over the western Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. On Tuesday the high is expected to be near New Zealand, directing hot northerly winds across much of New South Wales before a trough brings a cooler southerly change to the region during Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayPossible showers along the far north coast early morning, and about the southern ranges in the afternoon with the chance of local thunder. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot day west of the Divide. Light to moderate east to southeasterly winds in the northeast. Northeast winds elsewhere, freshening along the southern and central coast in the afternoon.Tuesday 3 JanuaryPossible isolated showers about the southern ranges and south coast in the afternoon. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot west of the divide, warm day coast and ranges. East to northeasterly winds, becoming fresh to strong along southern and central parts of the coast in the afternoon. Winds tending northwesterly in the far west ahead of a late southwesterly change.Wednesday 4 JanuaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms developing about southern then central parts of the state during the day. Fine and mostly sunny in the north. Very warm to hot day with chiefly northwest to northeast winds before a cooler, gusty southwest to southerly change moves through southern and central districts.Thursday 5 JanuaryPossible isolated showers in the east, particularly the northeast where thunder is also possible. Generally fine in the west. Hot day over the northern inland, milder southwest to southeasterly winds over the remainder.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Monday.Product IDN10031
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