Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:18 pm EDT on Thursday 26 December 2024.

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 Friday 27 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region and North Western

Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty northwesterly winds combined with hot and dry conditions are resulting in elevated fire dangers on Friday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible through the day, most likely in the afternoon, ahead of a cool and gusty southwesterly wind change moving across the south and west, reaching the central areas later, and crossing the southern and central coast as a fresh and gusty southerly change.

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

Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans