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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 20 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Total fire ban as NSW braces for worsening conditions The Rural Fire Service says homes remain under threat in the Blue Mountains as they race to strengthen containment lines ahead of worsening conditions today. A total fire ban has been declared for the Sydney, Illawarra, Hunter and Central Ranges areas. Watch and act warnings remain in place fires at Balmoral Village, Springwood, near Lithgow and Mt Victoria after fires flared again yesterday afternoon. High temperatures are forecast later today and north-westerly winds are expected to cause fires to flare-up around the state. "There was some earlier predictions of showers throughout Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but that prediction has backed off quite significantly," Rural Fire Service spokesman Kane Lambkin said. "If anything does come out of it, it will just be a few smatterings of showers throughout New South Wales. 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