Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Greater Hunter, Northern Slopes and North Western fire weather districts

Issued at 4:22 pm EDT on Tuesday 24 October 2023.

The NSW Rural Fire Service advises you to:

Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.rfs.nsw.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For Wednesday 25 October:
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Greater Hunter, Northern Slopes and North Western

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with fresh northeast to northwesterly winds will cause dangerous fire weather conditions across parts of northern and central New South Wales on Wednesday. Conditions may be exacerbated by a fresh and gusty south to southwesterly change moving through during the day and thunderstorms, which are likely to develop across the region.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.

Total Fire Ban and Current Fire Danger Map