NSW holiday-makers urged to delay plans - 7NEWS.com.au

Travellers in NSW are being urged to postpone their holiday plans amid dangerous bushfire conditions across large chunks of the state.

NSW Police assistant commissioner Karen Webb says the public should delay all non-essential travel.

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"The NSW Police message to motorists is today is not the day to start your holiday," she told reporters at the NSW Rural Fire Service headquarters on Saturday morning.

"Delay your travel until tomorrow. Conditions will be much milder and you can have a better trip."

Fire danger is rated "catastrophic" on Saturday in greater Sydney, Illawarra-Shoalhaven and the southern ranges, and "extreme" in the Hunter, the ACT and the central ranges.

Gusty winds will present dangerous and challenging fire conditions across many parts of NSW. Credit: AAP

There are concerns the Hume Highway connecting Sydney and Canberra could be closed if the Green Wattle Creek bushfire south of Sydney spreads later in the day.

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"There is every potential for the fire to spread further and cause concern not just for communities in that area but the potential for impact on the Hume Highway," RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters.

The NSW government has also warned that the Princes Highway out of Sydney could be closed.

Trains lines between Macarthur and Moss Vale have also been impacted.

The Great Western Highway has been closed in both directions west of Lithgow and the Old Hume Highway between Picton and Yanderra has also been closed.

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