An out-of-control bushfire has doubled in size and is threatening homes near Batemans Bay on the state’s south coast.

An Emergency Warning is in place for the blaze burning at Currowan, where residents are being told it’s too late to leave.

The fire has closed more than The Princes Highway between Turmeil and the Kings Highway turnoff.

More than 1500 firefighters are working to stop the spread of the bushfire, which is one of 125 burning across New South Wales.

The situation is expected to worsen, with strong winds becoming even more severe throughout the day.

Firefighters from @NSWRFS responding to multiple spot fires breaking out south of Braidwood pic.twitter.com/fMsmuQGNVH

— Alex Ellinghausen (@ellinghausen) December 1, 2019

Deputy RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers tells Ben Fordham it’s going to be a long night for firefighters.

“Those people that live on that Princes Highway itself are unfortunately going to be affected by that fire.”

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Smoke from bushfires still burning in the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains is expected to hang over Sydney until Wednesday.

People with respiratory conditions are again being urged to stay indoors and keep medication close at hand.

Smoke from bush fires is affecting large areas of NSW including the Greater Sydney area this evening. The smoke affecting Sydney is being blown under westerly winds from fires in the Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains and Wollondilly areas. More at: https://t.co/8XDkoalbDv #NSWRFS

— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) December 1, 2019

Image: NSW RFS