A BUSHFIRE in the NSW Hunter region is burning out of control and threatening properties.
Police are evacuating people on the corner of Browns Road and Rooks Road in Port Stephens.
The NSW Rural Fire Service is urging residents in Lemon Tree Passage, Mallabula, Bobs Farm and Tanilba Bay to take shelter as the fire-front approaches.
The fire service says the blaze is burning in extremely dangerous conditions and travelling in a southeast direction.
"Under these conditions, fires are uncontrollable, unpredictable and fast-moving," they said in a statement on Sunday.
Embers may be blown up to 6km ahead of a fire, creating spot fires that will move quickly and in different directions.
"These spot fires may threaten your home earlier than the predicted main fire front," the NSW Rural Fire Service warns.
It was 34C in Sydney at 3.15pm (AEDT) on Sunday and the temperature was rising toward the forecast of 36C.
A change sweeping through the state is expected to drop temperatures by as much as 10 degrees when it reaches Wollongong by 6pm and Sydney by 9pm.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the strong cold front will bring damaging winds of around 50 km/h with peak gusts of 90km/h.
The NSW Rural Fire Service has banned the lighting of fires for Sunday in large parts of NSW, including greater Sydney.
Meanwhile, firefighters are gaining the upper hand in a grass fire burning near Grey Gum Terrace, Northmead, in Sydney's northwest.
Authorities urge residents to call triple zero if they believe their lives are at risk.
A NSW Rural Fire Service spokeswoman warned the changing weather conditions could also include dry lightning.
"That could potentially pose further threats in terms of starting fires," she said.
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