RFS has issued an emergency warning for the whole of Lithgow amid reports of homes on fire.

The warning is telling people to be aware of ember attacks.RFS volunteers said homes are burning along Donald St.

A hill behind the township is also alight.

A NSW RFS spokeswoman said the Grose Valley north of Katoomba was upgraded to an emergency level at 1.30pm.

This came as the Carrowan and Tianjara fires on the NSW South Coast were upgraded to emergency just minutes later as the horrific summer conditions ramped up.

The Gospers Mountain fire, in the Lithgow and Hawkesbury areas, and Green Wattle Creek fire, south west of Sydney, were earlier upgraded to emergency level.

Meanwhile, in the Hunter region, the Kerry Ridge fire was upgraded to watch and act level while the Upper Turon Rd fire in Palmers Oakley was adjusted to the same level.

It is now too late to leave areas affected by the Grose Valley fires, an RFS spokeswoman said.

According to the RFS website, anyone still in the Hartley Vale and Mount Victoria areas are urged to take shelter in a solid structure to protect from the heat of the fire.

In the Wollondilly area, it is now too late to leave the Hill Top area.

The Gospers Mountain affecting the Lithgow and Hawkesbury areas is at emergency level and it is now too late to leave Bell, Clarence and Dargan.

The immediate threat in the Lithgow, Hermitage Flat, McKellars Park and Cobar Park had eased, according to NSW Rural Fire Service.

Residents in Oaky Park, Morts Estate, Corney Town and Vale of Clwydd were being told to watch out for embers.

Over in Wolgan Valley, the fire had crossed Wolgan Road and was burning in the Ben Bullen State Forest.

In Kurrajong, the fire was approximately 8km west of the town.

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Current Alerts and Warnings: New South Wales and ACT
Note: this listing may contain non-emergency related information.

ABC Emergency only publishes warnings from official sources. This is a list of official warnings currently available to the ABC. You should check with other sources for more warnings relevant to your area.

Coastal wind warning: Gale Warning for Sydney Closed Waters & Sydney and Illawarra coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Macquarie, Hunter, Batemans and Eden coasts

Issued 10:18:27 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Severe weather advice: Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for coastal parts of Illawarra, Sydney and Hunter

Issued 8:13:33 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Fire weather warning: Fire Weather N Coast, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra/Shoal, Monaro Alp, C/S Ranges, New England, N/S Slopes, N Western, Lower CW & E/S Riverina

Issued 4:09:21 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Fire weather warning: Fire Weather Warning for the ACT

Issued 4:09:10 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Currowan Fire

Issued 3:19:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Gospers Mountain

Issued 3:01:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Green Wattle Creek

Issued 2:58:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Grose Valley

Issued 2:54:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Tianjara Fire, Tianjara

Issued 3:25:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Upper Turon Rd, Palmers Oaky

Issued 2:52:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Kerry Ridge

Issued 1:55:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Tumut Common

Issued 1:41:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Andersons Creek

Issued 10:25:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Bakers Creek Rd, Bundarra

Issued 3:23:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Bald Knob 2

Issued 9:38:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Bangala Creek

Issued 9:02:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Battery Trail

Issued 10:29:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Belgravia Rd, Mullion Creek

Issued 3:17:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Bills Crossing Crowdy

Issued 11:16:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Black Flat

Issued 11:04:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Blue Gum Rd

Issued 10:34:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Border Trail, Woodenbong

Issued 8:54:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Brewers Rd, Nana Glen

Issued 3:01:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Burra Creek

Issued 10:00:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Byrrill Creek Rd, Byrrill Creek

Issued 9:44:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Campbells Creek

Issued 10:46:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Campbells River Rd, Black Springs

Issued 8:42:00 AM AEDT on Friday 20 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Carrai Creek

Issued 10:11:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Carrai East

Issued 9:27:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Carrot Farm Rd, Deepwater

Issued 10:44:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Carters Rd, Stewarts Brook

Issued 10:25:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Cartwrights Lane, Yathella

Issued 1:00:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Comara Rd, Retreat

Issued 10:50:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Coolagolite Rd, Coolagolite

Issued 9:01:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Coombes Gap Complex

Issued 9:55:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Crestwood Dr, Port Macquarie

Issued 11:02:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Crown Mountain

Issued 1:32:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Crumps Complex

Issued 9:56:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Duckhole Creek, Upper Horton

Issued 10:06:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Elims

Issued 3:18:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Emu Creek Rd, Bulahdelah

Issued 5:40:00 PM AEDT on Friday 20 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Fairford Rd, Warialda

Issued 10:08:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Forest Rd, Comberton

Issued 3:09:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Henry Parkes Way, Ootha

Issued 2:25:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Hillville Rd Fire, Hillville

Issued 3:20:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Hortons Creek

Issued 3:20:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Jarrah Rd

Issued 3:16:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Jersey Bull Rd, Upper Orara

Issued 12:28:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Johnsons Rd, Yarrowyck

Issued 10:31:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Kaloe Mountain Trail

Issued 9:57:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Kangaroo Ridge

Issued 10:12:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Keppies Rd, Paterson

Issued 10:57:00 AM AEDT on Friday 20 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Kian Road

Issued 9:43:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Liberation Trail

Issued 10:33:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Lindfield Park Road

Issued 10:39:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Little L Complex

Issued 9:27:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on Macaulay St, Morts Estate

Issued 11:44:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Macquarie River, Cresswell

Issued 10:17:00 AM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Grass Fire: Information on McPhillips

Issued 2:00:00 PM AEDT on Saturday 21 December 2019

Bushfire: Information on Meads Creek West

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Urgent Attention of all participants: Tonight's meetings at Wentworth Park and Bulli, have been abandoned.

For the safety of all our participants and their greyhounds, GRNSW has made the decision to abandon both meetings tonight due to extreme weather conditions this afternoon, the uncertainty of many local bushfires, and numerous road closures around the State.

An announcement regarding the Group 3 Christmas Gift and Group 3 Christmas Cheer, will be made early next week.