UPDATE THURSDAY:
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a gale warning for Sydney’s coastal areas.
A marine wind warning is also in place for the coast until midnight on Friday.
It is the second day in a row that Sutherland Shire and St George have been battered by strong winds.
A severe weather warning was issued by the bureau yesterday morning when wind gusts of up to 115 km/h were reported at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park.
Wednesday story:
Damaging winds and huge seas are expected in Sydney today.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning early this morning.
Wind gusts of up to 115 km/h have been reported at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park.
The warning extends to the mid-north coast, Hunter region and the Illawarra, and a gale warning was issued for central NSW coastal areas.
NSW Police urged people through its Twitter account to take care on the roads and NSW SES tweeted about the severe weather warning.
The Surf Report with John Veage reports that one man paddled out to the Point Wednesday morning and tried to surf, but he ''couldn’t hold his spot and the waves were just breaking wide into the channel''.
The wild winds are being caused by a deep low pressure system over the western Tasman Sea and are expected to move slowly to the east later today.
A large pressure difference between this system and a high to the west will generate vigorous winds and large seas.
The bureau predicted localised damaging winds averaging 65km/h with gusts up to 100km/h along the coast.
Beach conditions along most of the coast will be dangerous and people should stay away from the surf and exposed areas.
The SES has advised people to move vehicles under cover or away from trees, secure or put away loose items around their house, yard and balcony, and keep clear of fallen power lines.
Hurstville SES spokesman Scott Davis said it was a fairly quiet day for local State Emergency Services in the region.
He said the damaging winds were primarily coastal.
‘‘We only had one callout to a brick fence that collapsed into a stormwater drain at Narwee,’’ he said. (Pictured in photo gallery above.)
Kogarah SES deputy local controller Matt Kirby said while teams were on standby, there were no major incidents.
‘‘We were monitoring the winds, which died off later in the afternoon,’’ he said.
‘‘That last round of storms seemed to have gotten rid of lots of stuff.’’
Sutherland Shire SES spokesman Peter Wallace said the winds caused minor damage to roofs and fences.
‘‘Most of our calls came from residents who live within a kilometre of the coastline,’’ he said.
It was the second time in less than a week that the bureau had issued wind warnings.
A strong wind warning for Sydney coastal areas was issued last Thursday and continued until midnight Friday.
Sutherland SES completed 200 jobs in the four days ending August 20.
SES crews from Sutherland, Hurstville and Kogarah responded to calls for flooding and leaking roofs during the height of the recent storms.
Emergency help in floods and storms: SES, 132 500.
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