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Update: Strong cold front may bring damaging wind gusts

Yellow area is the Bureau of Meteorology’s warning area for today’s winds.

UPDATED / noon, November 14

DAMAGING wind gusts with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are possible over parts of south-east NSW, including south of the ACT,  through to early Monday morning as a strong cold front is forecast to sweep across NSW today (November 14).

In its severe weather warning, the Bureau of Meteorology also says damaging winds, averaging 80 to 90 km/h with peak gusts of around 125 km/h, are possible for alpine areas above 1900 metres from this evening through to early Monday morning.

Blizzard conditions are possible for alpine areas above 1700m overnight tonight.

Winds are expected to ease during the day on Monday.

Locations which may be affected include Mt Ginini, Wollongong, Nowra, Bowral, Katoomba, Goulburn, Cooma, and Thredbo.

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