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.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters south of Burnett Heads
on Thursday, including Hervey Bay.
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 today with
gusty N'ly winds and warm temperatures ahead of the trough resulting in Severe
fire dangers over western districts.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Patchy, thundery rain will extend over the Channel Country, Maranoa and
Warrego and the southern Central West districts. Isolated, mostly light showers
over the northeast of the state. Fine elsewhere. 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 by late evening. 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 by late evening.
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 near the southern border. Mostly fine conditions will continue
over the tropics with only isolated light showers expected over Cape York
Peninsula. Fine conditions will occur elsewhere in a dry and cool W to SW wind
flow.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper level trough is likely to persist about the far southeast of the
state on Sunday, maintaining isolated showers and thunderstorms about the far
southern border. The upper trough should then contract offshore on Sunday night.
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 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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