Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Northern Slopes and North Western fire weather districts
Issued at 4:21 pm EDT on Wednesday 15 November 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 Thursday 16 November:
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Northern Slopes and North Western

Weather Situation
Warm to hot west to northwesterly winds ahead of a drier, fresh and gusty southwesterly change extending from the west during the afternoon and early evening. Isolated thunderstorms and showers about the eastern ranges and coast during the afternoon and evening, possibly severe in the north. Thunderstorms possible over the northern and central inland also but little rainfall expected with risk of dry lightning.

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

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