MELBOURNE - Jun 24/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong, slow moving high pressure system near Tasmania extends a ridge to the northern Tasman Sea and to northwestern New South Wales while a low pressure trough with a few small lows embedded in it lies along the coast. Some of the lows will cross the central parts of the coast today bringing heavy rain and strong winds to southern and central coastal regions. The trough is expected to move east during Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves south strengthening the ridge across the western Tasman Sea. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPatchy morning fog inland. Partly cloudy in the western and southern inland. Rain areas and the chance of thunderstorms along the central and southern coasts with possible local heavy falls. Isolated showers remainder tending scattered on the eastern ranges. Snow showers on the Alps and possibly about the northern ranges above 1300 metres. South to southeast winds, strong along central parts of the coast. Dangerous surf conditions for the central and southern coast.Wednesday 26 JunePartly cloudy in the western and central inland. Rain areas near the southern half of the coast with the chance of thunderstorms. Scattered showers elsewhere tending isolated in the northeast and on western slopes of southern and central ranges. Southeast winds, fresh to strong along the coast. Dangerous surf conditions for the central and southern coast.Thursday 27 JuneScattered showers near the north coast tending isolated on the adjacent ranges. Isolated showers on the south coast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. South to southeast winds, fresh on the north coast.Friday 28 JuneIsolated showers on the south and central coasts tending scattered near the coastal fringe in the north. Partly cloud elsewhere. Southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDN10031 Notice Board Changes to Marine Wind Warnings Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Cobar weather Coffs Harbour weather Lord Howe Island weather Moree weather Norfolk Island weather Wagga Wagga weather Other Information Coastal Wind Warning Reference Points Severe Thunderstorms in New South Wales Severe Weather in New South Wales Air pollution services for Sydney About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services 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 Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 00:15 on Tuesday 25 June 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, 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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