Sydney Harbour Bridge just after 7.30am, obscured by smoke.(Nine)
Multiple ferries have been cancelled.
Services on the Parramatta River, Pyrmont Bay and Cockatoo Island routes won t run and Sydney Ferries doesn t know when they will restart.
The NSW RFS is warning smoke is likely to settle on the Central Coast, and in the Blue Mountains, Snowy Valleys, Southern Highlands and the Illawarra and Shoalhaven.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard warned people with asthma to be very cautious. It can certainly affect your lungs as it is me at the moment, he told Today. Stay inside if you can and make sure you use your preventers.
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