Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 26/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
The Strong Wind Warning for waters from Sandy Cape to Point
Danger has been cancelled.
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for far western parts of the Channel
Country district for Tuesday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough extends northwards from an area of low pressure in the southern
Coral Sea into Central Coast waters. A high in the Tasman Sea will extend a
ridge along the east Queensland coast in the wake of the trough. Freshening N'ly
winds and hot temperatures will result in increasing fire dangers over western
districts over the next couple of days.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloud increasing in the southwest with patchy light rain and possible
elevated thunderstorms developing during the day, but with little rain expected.
Mostly fine over the remainder of the state with only isolated light showers on
Fraser Island and along the east tropical coast.  Hot daytime temperatures over
western districts with moderate to fresh NW to NE winds, gusty at times near the
southwestern border. Moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times along the
east coast. A severe fire danger over far western parts of the Channel Country
district. A very high fire danger over remaining parts of the Channel Country
district, the Central West, Warrego and the Peninsula districts.
Forecast for Wednesday
A surface trough will move east over southwestern Queensland. Hot and gusty
N'ly winds ahead of the trough will result in severe fire dangers over the
Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego and southern Central West districts. A band
of patchy, thundery rain will extend through the Channel Country and southern
Maranoa and Warrego districts. Isolated, mostly light showers will occur over
the northeast of the state in an increasingly moist onshore wind flow. Fine
conditions are expected over the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough will move rapidly east across the state and is likely to
reach the east coast  late at night. N'ly winds will strengthen over southern
waters ahead of the trough. A significant upper trough and an associated band of
thundery rain will also move east over southern and central parts of the state
south of about Longreach to Rockhampton, clearing the coast at night. Daytime
temperatures will be much cooler through western Queensland in the fresh SW'ly
flow behind the trough.  Isolated light showers will persist over the northeast
tropics and are also expected to develop over remaining parts of central
districts during the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough will move off the southern and central Queensland coast in
the early hours of the morning. Cool, moderate to fresh SW'ly winds will extend
over southern and central Queensland in its wake. Conditions will be fine across
the state apart from isolated light showers near the northeast tropical coast
and on the west coast of the Peninsula district.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Another upper level trough will most likely move east over far southern parts
of the state on Saturday, greatly increasing instability with possible showers
or thunderstorms, particularly near the southern border. This trough should then
contract off the coast on Sunday, with a stable ridge of high pressure
developing in its wake with fine conditions across much of the state on Sunday.
However, another trough system may approach the west of the state on Sunday and
Monday bringing patchy light rain and possible thunderstorms to western
Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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