MELBOURNE - Sep 17/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters from Torres Strait to Cooktown. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A ridge of high pressure extends over southern Queensland and along the northeast tropical coast. The ridge is expected to weaken over the next couple of days. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Morning light drizzle on the southern tropical coast. Isolated light showers over far northern Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait. Fine over the remainder of the state. Very warm to hot temperatures over southern parts of the state with moderate NE to NW winds, fresh and gusty at times during the day. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds over the northern tropics, gusty at times along the northeast tropical coast. Mostly moderate E to NE winds elsewhere. A Very High fire danger in the Channel Country, Central West, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast forecast districts. Forecast for Monday The ridge will weaken further as a surface trough enters far western parts of the state late in the day. Morning drizzle areas are likely in a moist NE'ly wind flow on the southern tropical and central coasts and adjacent inland. Early morning fogs will occur on the Capricornia and the Wide Bay coasts. Isolated light showers will persist over Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait. Conditions will remain fine over the remainder of the state. N to NW winds will freshen over southern districts and western parts of the state ahead of the surface trough, with very warm to hot daytime temperatures expected. Forecast for Tuesday The surface trough will move east over the interior of the state and will most likely generate some afternoon and evening cloud and possible thunder over the southern and southeast interior east of Charleville. Little or no rainfall is expected however due to continuing dry surface conditions. Early morning fogs will once again occur over eastern districts north of about the Sunshine Coast, with possible early light drizzle on the Central Coast. Isolated light showers will persist over Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait. Conditions will remain fine over the remainder of the state. Cooler S'ly winds will extend over the Channel Country. Fresh N to NW winds ahead of the trough will maintain very warm to hot temperatures elsewhere over southern parts of the state. Forecast for Wednesday The surface trough will most likely contract off the southeast coast in the morning with little or no rainfall expected. The trough and associated cooler SE'ly wind change will then move north over the southern Queensland coast, reaching Fraser Island at night. Early morning fog patches will occur over eastern districts. Conditions will remain fine elsewhere over the state apart from isolated light showers over Torres Strait. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday The SE wind change will continuing moving north into Capricornia waters before weakening. A new high will lie near the northeast New South Wales coast on Thursday and extend a ridge into southern Queensland and along the northeast tropical coast. The high will move slowly east into the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, maintaining the ridge and fine conditions across much of the state. Early morning fog patches will occur over eastern districts. Isolated light showers will continue over the northeast tropics and affect exposed parts of the east coast north of about Fraser Island. Very warm to hot daytime temperatures will occur over western districts and the southeast interior. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Sunday. Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWarnings SummaryForecastsBrisbane ForecastQld. 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