Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 27/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Channel
Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts and southern parts of the Central West
district for Wednesday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. A
surface trough will move into far western parts of the state late Wednesday.
Gusty N'ly winds and warm temperatures ahead of the trough will result in Severe
fire dangers over western districts on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloud increasing in the southwest with patchy light rain and local thunder.
Mostly fine over the remainder of the state with only isolated light showers
developing along the east tropical coast. 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 Very High fire danger over the Channel
Country, Central West and Warrego districts.
Forecast for Wednesday
Patchy, thundery rain extending over the Channel Country and southern Maranoa
and Warrego disticts. Isolated, mostly light showers over the northeast of the
state. Fine elsewhere apart from early morning fog patches in the east. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds over the tropics, fresh at times along the northeast
coast. Moderate NE to NW winds elsewhere, fresh and gusty with Severe fire
dangers over the Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego and southern Central West
districts. A Very High fire danger in the Northwest, Peninsula, and northern
parts of the Central West district.
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 St Lawrence, 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, dry W to SW winds will extend over much of
the state 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.
Forecast for Saturday
Another upper level trough will most likely move east over southern parts of
the state, greatly increasing instability with possible showers and isolated
thunderstorms, particularly near the southern border. Mostly fine conditions
will continue over the tropics with only isolated light showers expected in the
far northeast. Fine conditions will occur elsewhere in a dry W to SW wind
flow.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper level trough will most likely contract off the southeast coast
during Sunday, gradually clearing showers offshore. A low pressure system will
possibly deepen off the northern New South Wales coast in response to this
trough, extending fresh to strong S'ly winds over southern Queensland waters.
The low should then move east over the Tasman Sea on Monday and Tuesday,
gradually relaxing the pressure gradient and easing winds along the southern
Queensland coast. Another trough will most likely move east over central
Australia on Monday and Tuesday, extending some cloud and patchy rain into far
western Queensland. A stable ridge of high pressure should maintain fine
conditions over remaining parts of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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