Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 21/14 - 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 central Tasman Sea will move slowly southeast during the next few days, maintaining a ridge towards the northern New South Wales coast while a trough lies over the western inland. A weak cold front from the Southern Ocean is expected to enter the southwest on Friday, continuing to central parts on Saturday before stalling and weakening. Another trough appears likely to affect the region later on the weekend, and is likely to promote unsettled conditions across many districts into the new week.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers in all areas except the far west. Showers tending scattered over the southern inland, and about the northern coast. The chance of thunderstorms in all areas except in the far west and the Northwest Slopes and Plains. Thunderstorms more likely about the Central Tablelands and Illawarra Highlands, and also from the Alpine area to eastern parts of the Lower Western as a southerly change moves through. Chiefly northeast to northwesterly winds, ahead of a southerly change in the southwest.Saturday 22 MarchIsolated showers and thunderstorms over central and eastern districts, more likely coast and ranges. Northwest to northeast winds in the northeast, with southeast to southwesterly winds elsewhere.Sunday 23 MarchIsolated showers and thunderstorms in central and eastern districts. Chiefly south to southwest winds, with north to northeasterly winds about the far northeast of the state.Monday 24 MarchIsolated showers across the eastern two-thirds of the state, tending scattered about the northeastern third with isolated thunderstorms. Dry in the southwest. Generally east to southeasterly winds.Tuesday 25 MarchIsolated showers in all districts apart from the southern inland. Showers tending scattered about the northeast quarter of the state. The chance of thunderstorms about the central north of the state. Easterly winds throughout.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Saturday.Product IDN10031
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