Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 7/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1030 hPa] near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the east
Queensland coast. A trough over southwest Queensland is expected to move slowly
east. An upper level trough is expected to intensify over South Australia late
today.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers about the east coast, tending scattered about parts of the
Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Isolated afternoon and evening
showers and thunderstorms over the southern and southeast interior. Cloud
increasing over the Channel Country with patchy light thundery rain developing
during the day. Morning fogs in the east. Fine in the northwest and tropical
interior. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, shifting S to SW over the southwest.
Forecast for Thursday
The ridge along the tropical east Queensland coast is expected to continue
weakening as the cold front moves into the central and southern interior during
the day. The upper trough is expected to move into western Queensland with
thundery rain areas over the Channel Country spreading into the central and
southern interior south of about Longreach during the day. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of the rain band over the
southeast interior. Isolated showers are expected about the central and southern
coasts, but mostly fine along the north tropical coast as a drier SE airflow
develops.
Forecast for Friday
The cold front moves rapidly across eastern and most of northern Queensland
during the day with dry, cooler and gusty SW winds in its wake. Thundery rain is
expected to clear from the central and southern interior during the morning and
contract eastwards over remaining central and southeast districts during the
day. The rain should clear the east coast late in the afternoon. Isolated
showers over the southern tropics ahead of the front to clear in the afternoon.
Fine, windy and cool to cold in the west.
Forecast for Saturday
A large high near Western Australia is expected to extend a strong ridge and
cool to cold, fresh and gusty S to SW winds across most of the state. Fine
across the state.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
A large high near Western Australia is expected to extend a strong ridge and
cool to cold, fresh and gusty SW winds across most of the state during this
period. Early morning frosts can be expected over at least the central, southern
and southeast interior, particularly on Sunday and Monday. Remaining dry apart
from the chance of isolated showers over far northern Cape York Peninsula,
extending south along the tropical east coast on Monday and the remainder of the
coast on Tuesday as winds turn more onshore and another upper level trough moves
over the Queensland interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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