Weather Warnings - NSW Fire Weather Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Fire Weather Warning
for the Southern Riverina and Northern Riverina fire areas.

Issued at 4:09 pm EDT on Thursday 21 March 2013.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will move slowly towards
New Zealand over the next couple of days extending a ridge to the northwest. A
surface trough will move through the southern and western regions of New South
Wales on Thursday before weakening over the east of the state on Friday.

For the rest of Thursday 21 March:

Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire areas:
Southern Riverina and Northern Riverina
The NSW Rural Fire Service warns that any bush fire that starts has the
potential to threaten lives and destroy homes.

The Rural Fire Service advises you to:
- Check your bush fire survival plan - Now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation in any way you can: through
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au, television or radio.
- Call Triple Zero if you see a fire.

The Rural Fire Service advises that if you are in an area of Severe Fire Danger:
- If you plan to leave finalise your options and leave early on the day
- Only stay if your home is well prepared and you can actively defend it
- Prepare for the emotional, mental and physical impact of defending your
property - if in doubt, leave.

No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will
continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.

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