Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 1/12 - 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 over the Tasman Sea is slowly moving east, maintaining a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast. This high is directing hot and humid northerly winds into a low pressure trough over the south of the state, which is generating unsettled conditions in many districts. During Sunday and Monday the trough will move to the northeast and weaken, before a cold front approaching from the southwest sweeps across the region on Tuesday. Behind this front the next high pressure system is forecast to cross the region during the second half of the week, accompanied by generally fine weather.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayMostly fine in the north, apart from isolated showers and thunderstorms about the tablelands. Showers and possible thunderstorms elsewhere, tending scattered in the south. Very warm and humid northerly winds in northern and central districts, with a milder southerly change in the south.Sunday 2 DecemberFine and mostly sunny in the southwest. Isolated showers elsewhere, tending scattered about the tablelands The chance of thunderstorms across the north, and about the central ranges. Hot and humid northerly winds in the northeast, with milder southwest to southeasterly winds extending across the remainder.Fire Danger -  Very High: Northwest Slopes and plains, Upper WesternMonday 3 DecemberShowers and thunderstorms about the northeast, mainly about the tablelands. The chance of showers along the southern coast and adjacent ranges. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Southwest to northwesterly winds, with northeasterly seabreezes developing in the afternoon.Tuesday 4 DecemberIsolated showers about the southern half of the coast and the chance of showers on the far north coast, mostly sunny remainder. Cooler, fresh and gusty, southwest to southeast winds extending throughout.Wednesday 5 DecemberIsolated showers in the southeast. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Sunday.Product IDN10031
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