Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Far North Coast, North Coast, Greater Hunter, Central Ranges, New England, Northern Slopes and North Western fire areas

Issued at 3:31 pm EST on Thursday 5 September 2019.
Weather Situation

Very warm, windy and dry conditions are creating elevated fire danger over parts of the northern inland today, and will affect the northern inland and northeast on Friday.
For the rest of Thursday 5 September:

Severe Fire Danger in the following fire areas:
New England, Northern Slopes and North Western
For Friday 6 September:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire areas:
North Coast, New England and Northern Slopes

Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire areas:
Far North Coast, Greater Hunter, Central Ranges and North Western

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.

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.


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