Fears hot and dry winds will fan NSW fires

FIREFIGHTERS across NSW are again preparing for worsening conditions with high temperatures and hot, dry winds forecast to sweep the state.

A state of emergency was declared in NSW on Sunday, as more than 50 fires burnt across NSW, 15 of them uncontained.

Conditions are predicted to worsen on Monday with tops of 36 degrees forecast for Springwood in the Blue Mountains where an out-of-control bushfire has burnt through almost 2500 hectares.

Joel Kursawe from the Rural Fire Service (RFS) said they were preparing for a return of hot and dry westerly and north-westerly winds on Monday.

"By Wednesday the Bureau (of Meteorology) is forecasting that is when it will be at its worst and potentially similar to the conditions we saw last Thursday," he told ABC Television on Sunday night.

As firefighters laboured throughout the night to strengthen containment lines, Mr Kursawe said there were fears three blazes burning in Mt Victoria, Springwood and Lithgow in the Blue Mountains could meet.

"If the three fires were to all join together there is a very real threat to the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury district over the coming days," he said.

"If those fires were to join you are talking about a huge fire front encroaching on the very back end of Sydney."

A total fire ban is in place for the Central Ranges, Illawarra and Shoalhaven, Greater Sydney Region and Greater Hunter districts.

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