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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

NSW and ACT Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm EST on Thursday 9 September 2010
for the period until midnight EST Monday 13 September 2010.

Warning Summary at issue time
Final Minor Flood Warning for Lachlan River at Cottons Weir.
Renewal Minor Flood Warning for Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera and Darlington
Point.
Minor To Moderate Flood Warning for Rural Areas Along the Murray River
Downstream Of Yarrawonga.
Minor Flood Warning for the Murray River Upstream Of Lake Hume.
Flood Watch for Minor Flooding Along the Severn and Macintyre Rivers and the
Gwydir River Valley.
Strong wind warning is current for Sydney Closed Waters.
Gale warning for New South Wales waters between Crowdy Head and Ulladulla.
Gale warning for New South Wales waters between Merimbula and Gabo Island.
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Point Danger and Crowdy
Head.
Strong wind warning for New South Wales waters between Ulladulla and Merimbula.
Warning to sheep graziers for the Northern Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and
South West Slopes forecast districts.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by
telephone 1300-659-218* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation
A cold front preceded by a rain band is moving across western and southeastern
New South Wales during today and through the northeast during Friday. Showers
will persist about the southeastern inland on Friday, with snow on the Alps,
then clear rapidly on Saturday, except for a possible lingering snow flurry
about the western slopes of the Alps. A high pressure ridge will develop behind
the trough on Saturday and showers will contract to the western slopes of the
southern ranges. Another cold front is expected to move through the state
during Monday and Tuesday bringing some rain, generally light, to most
districts.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Fine in the south west. Rain areas over the remainder with isolated
thunderstorms, extending to the far northeast. North to northwest winds.

Forecast for Friday
Fine in the north west. Rain in the northeast clearing. Isolated showers
elsewhere tending scattered about the western slopes of the southern ranges.
Snow on the Alps. Fresh northwest winds turning fresh to strong westerly.

Forecast for Saturday
Isolated light showers on western slopes of the far southern ranges clearing.
Fine remainder. Southwest to southerly winds.

Forecast for Sunday
Cloud increasing from the west, with some patchy rain developing over the
western inland during the afternoon or evening. West to northwest winds over
the inland. East to northeast winds along the coast.

Forecast for Monday
Patchy rain through much of the state, increasing to rain areas about the
southeastern inland. Increasing west to northwest winds.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Friday.

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.

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