MELBOURNE - Jun 27/12 - 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 centred over southeastern Australia and Bass Strait is extending a ridge to the northern Tasman Sea bringing onshore winds to New South Wales coast. An offshore trough near the far North Coast will deepen on Wednesday increasing shower activity for northern parts of NSW coast. The high is expected to move slowly towards New Zealand during Thursday and Friday. On Friday to Sunday a low pressure system is expected to move to the south of the continent, extending troughs through New South Wales and bringing colder air across the state over the weekend. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers in the northeast with rain areas on the far north coast and adjacent ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Morning frost areas and fog patches. Southeast winds, tending north to northeasterly in the west and southeast. Dangerous surf conditions, easing from the south.Thursday 28 JuneIsolated showers on the north coast and adjacent ranges tending scattered in the far north and isolated showers on the western slopes of the southern ranges, falling as snow above 1600m over the Alps. Partly cloudy remainder. Easterly winds in the northeast, fresh along the coast, northwest to northeast winds remainder.Friday 29 JuneIsolated showers on the western slopes and on the far north coast. Showers tending scattered over the Alps and falling as snow above 1300m. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Westerly winds.Saturday 30 JuneIsolated showers on the central and south west slopes, and along the Victorian border. Showers tending scattered over the Alps, and falling as snow above 1200m. Mostly sunny elsewhere. West to northwest winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.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 05:00 on Wednesday 27 June 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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