MELBOURNE - May 31/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong high pressure system over southwestern Tasman Sea is moving east and an associated ridge across New South Wales is weakening. On Saturday a low pressure trough will extend over the western parts of the state from Queensland and then it will deepen and move east during Sunday as an upper trough approaches from the west. The trough will move offshore on Monday and a low is expected to develop within the trough bringing significant rainfall to the southern half of the coast and very windy conditions. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Isolated showers on the northern half of the coast and adjacent ranges, tending scattered in the far north. Patchy rain developing in the far northwest. Partly cloudy elsewhere. East to southeast winds. Dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing, are expected between Norah Head and Yamba. Friday 1 June Cloudy in the south. Scattered showers on the north coast. Patchy rain elsewhere tending to rain areas in the far west. Southeast to northeast winds. Dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing, are expected between Port Stephens and Yamba. Saturday 2 JuneIsolated coastal showers. Rain areas in the northwest. Patchy rain elsewhere. Northeast to southeast winds.Sunday 3 JuneRain areas in the eastern half tending widespread on the southern and central coasts. Isolated showers in the east. Possible afternoon thunderstorms in the far northern inland. Southeast to northeast winds, fresh near the coast.Monday 4 JuneRain areas in the eastern half tending widespread on the southern half of the coast but easing in the far northeast. Southeast to southwest winds, squally ear the south coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Friday.Product IDN10031 Weather & Warnings Australia New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Area Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Antarctic Global Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 16:00 on Thursday 31 May 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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