10 February, 2017

NSW weather: Fire warning as extreme heat and dangerous winds forecast for weekend.

The NSW Rural Fire Service says
 temperatures and winds will
 pick up on Saturday.
Firefighters are warning of dangerous conditions across many parts of New South Wales, with extreme heat forecast over the next few days.

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Olenka Duma said there would be widespread heatwave conditions with temperatures reaching the mid 40s over many inland areas and high 30s along the coast on the weekend.

"It is going to be very hot, particularly over the next couple of days," she said.

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said the state would experience the worst bushfire conditions in four years with severe and extreme fire dangers in widespread areas.

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