Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A broad low pressure trough extends from northwestern to southeastern New South Wales and a weak cold front is moving to the south of the state. The trough will move to the northeast during Monday and then to the west on Tuesday and weaken as a high pressure system moves towards Tasmania extending a ridge to the north coast behind another front crossing the southern Tasman Sea. The high is expected to move over the southwestern Tasman Sea during Monday strengthening the ridge along the coast.
Forecast for the rest of FridayMostly clear in the northeast and in the far southwest. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, tending scattered in the southeast. Northwest to northeasterly winds, turning southerly in the far south.Saturday 18 FebruaryMostly sunny in the southwest and on the far north coast. The chance of early showers or thunderstorms in the northwest. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the remainder mostly in the afternoon tending scattered on the western slopes of the southern and central ranges. Southeast to northeast winds becoming northwest to southwest over the inland.Sunday 19 FebruaryMostly sunny in the far west and on the far north coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere tending scattered in the southeast. Northwest to northeast winds tending southwesterly in the southwest.Monday 20 FebruaryPartly cloudy in the southwest. The chance of showers in the far northwest and on the south coast and ranges. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, tending scattered on the north coast and ranges. North to northwest winds ahead of a milder south to southwesterly change.Tuesday 21 FebruaryIsolated showers in the eastern half and the chance of showers in the far northwest. The chance of thunderstorms in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to southwest winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Saturday.Product IDN10031
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