Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

FLOOD WATCH FOR THE TWEED, BRUNSWICK, RICHMOND, WILSONS AND BELLINGER RIVER
VALLEYS FOR THIS WEEKEND
Issued at 9:03 am EDT on Saturday 25 December 2010
Note: This Flood Watch is a "heads up" for possible future flooding and is NOT
a Flood Warning [see note below].

Further rain is forecast for this weekend and early Monday for the NSW northern
rivers and mid north coast.

The above catchments are wet from recent rain so there is a higher than 70% of
further flooding developing over this weekend in the following:

1. Tweed Valley - minor to moderate flooding including local flooding in
several areas including Chillingham

2. Richmond and Wilsons Valleys - minor to moderate flooding

3. Brunswick Valley - minor flooding

4. Bellinger Valley - minor flooding

Flood Warnings are current for the Wilsons and Brunswick Valleys.


This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams
must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to
higher ground should flooding develop. Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor
Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for
which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service. Across NSW,
about 70% of Flood Watches are followed by flooding. 

FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au

For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately. 

Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/

Next Issue:
This Flood Watch will be reviewed by 11am Sunday morning.

For latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/