Residents of the NSW seaside town of Woodstock are being told to seek shelter as a bushfire bears down on them
Authorities have told locals that it is too late to leave.
The fire at Mount Kingiman, 230km south of Sydney, has burnt through about 100 hectares and is being propelled by strong winds and dry conditions.
Residents in the area of Woodstock have been told by NSW Rural Fire Services to seek shelter in solid structures as the fire approaches on Wednesday morning.
An out-of-control bushfire is burning towards a seaside town in southern NSW
The out-of-control blaze is burning through the Budawang National Park.
There are currently 40 fire crews on the ground.
Nearby residents in Burrill Lake, Kings Point and south of Ulladulla still have the opportunity to leave, and have been advised to head north by authorities.
An emergency evacuation centre has been established at the Ulladulla Civic Centre.

A map from NSW Regional Fire Service shows the bushfire burning towards the south-eastern town on Woodstock

Strong winds are pushing the blaze in a south-easterly direction towards homes
The NSW Rural Fire Service said emergency alert messages had been sent to residents in the area.
However, one resident, Kate Melzer, told ABC she hadn’t been informed.
‘I’m looking out my window and half of the sky is blue and then there’s a definite line in the sky and to the left it’s very orange, the sun is very filtered, there’s choppers in the sky, there’s quite thick smoke and it’s very windy,’ she said.
‘We haven’t been told anything but there’s obviously something going on. It’s kind of scary.’
The fire is burning in a south-easterly direction towards Burrill Lake under strong north-westerly winds.
Some of these winds have been registered as up to 60km/hour.
Residents are being warned that if current conditions continue, the fire will be unpredictable and fast-moving.
Embers blown six kilometers ahead of the fire threaten homes just as much as the main fire.
Fire crews had already been on high alert in the area, with warm weather and high winds forecasted throughout the state.
Conditions in the region are dry, as the entire state was declared as being in drought last week.

NSW Rural Fire Services have told residents that it’s too late to leave as the fire bears down