Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 23/12 - 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 lies over the eastern Tasman Sea, while a trough of low pressure and cold front moves into western New South Wales. This pattern is bringing warm and gusty northerly winds across the state ahead of the front, which is forecast to reach western districts early Thursday and eastern parts late Thursday or Friday. This front will be accompanied by cooler and gusty westerly winds, with rain or showers forecast for many areas, particularly the western slopes of the Divide. Conditions should ease in most areas during Friday as the next high pressure system approaches from the west, promoting generally fine conditions through the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayShowers or rain areas in the west, moving eastwards during the day and increasing about the western slopes of the ranges, then clearing from the far west. Isolated thunderstorms developing over most districts, more likely about the western slopes of the northern ranges and over the southern inland where severe storms are possible. Snow developing on the higher Alps, and lowering to about 1100 metres in the evening. Warm, strong and gusty northerly winds ahead of a cooler westerly change in the west and south. Early fog patches in the far northeast. Areas of raised dust in the far west later.Fire Danger -  Very High in the Upper Western and Lower Western.Friday 24 AugustWindy. Early showers in the northeast, clearing. Isolated showers over the southern inland, more widespread over the southern slopes and falling as snow above about 800 metres at first. Cooler westerly winds, strong and gusty across the south, with afternoon seabreezes on the northern coast.Saturday 25 AugustIsolated showers over the western slopes of the southern ranges, mainly about Alpine areas, falling as snow above 1100 metres. Fine elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds, turning southeasterly on the northern coast.Sunday 26 AugustThe chance of morning showers on the western slopes of the southern ranges, more likely about the Alpine areas, and possible snow flurries above 1200 metres. Fine elsewhere. South to southwesterly winds, turning southeasterly on the northern coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDN10031
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