Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 9/06 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary:
Nil.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments:
A strong high over southeastern Australia with a ridge along the New South Wales
coast is moving east and it will move over the western Tasman Sea tonight. The
high will move slowly eastward across the Tasman Sea on Wednesday and Thursday
maintaining a ridge across the state. A weak southwest to southeast change is
expected to move over the southwest on Friday and then to move across the
southeast on Saturday and weaken.
Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated showers on the central and north coast, contracting further north
during the day. Fine elsewhere. Mild to warm day. Southeast to northeast winds,
fresh on the north coast.
Fire danger: Locally Very High in the west.
Forecast for Wednesday
Fine. Possible early frost on the southern ranges. Warm to hot day with north to
northwest winds, tempered near the coast by afternoon seabreezes.
Forecast for Thursday
Fine. Warm to hot with north to northwest winds, tempered near the coast by
afternoon seabreezes.
Forecast for Friday
Fine. Hot with north to northwest winds, tempered near the coast by local
afternoon seabreezes. A late southerly change in the southwest.

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STAT News Service