Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 29/11 - 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 Cape
Moreton to Point Danger.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough extends over eastern districts and is expected to move off
the southeast and central coast in the early hours of Friday. A ridge over
central Australia will direct dry air over most of the state behind the
trough.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated showers contracting east over the Central Coast district. Fine over
the remainder of the state apart from some isolated light showers about the
Torres Strait islands and the northern parts of Cape York Peninsula.  Light to
moderate NW to SW winds behind the trough, fresh and gusty at times about the
southern interior. Light to moderate N to NE winds ahead of the trough, fresh at
times south of Fraser Island.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough will move off the central and southeast coast in the
morning. Cooler, drier, W to SW winds will extend over much of the state.
Conditions will be fine across the state apart from isolated light showers over
the far north of the state. A new trough will approach southwestern Queensland
in the evening.  High to very high fire dangers over much of the state.
Forecast for Saturday
The new trough will move east over southern parts of the state and contract
off the southeast coast late in the day. Fresh to strong and gusty W to SW winds
will extend over the southern and central interior in the wake of the trough,
with dry and windy conditions increasing fire dangers. So most of the state will
stay fine, however the trough may produce some isolated showers with the chance
of some storms about the southern border. Isolated light showers over the far
northeast tropics. A surface low will most likely develop off the northeast New
South Wales coast late in the day, extending a fresh to possibly strong SW wind
flow into far southern Queensland waters at night.
Forecast for Sunday
The low off the northeast New South Wales coast should move further east into
the Tasman Sea as a high moves east over southeastern Australia. Fresh to strong
SW'ly winds will most likely continue to extend over southern Queensland waters.
Winds should ease slightly through the southern and central interior, reducing
fire dangers. An upper level trough will continue to generate unstable
conditions in the far south, with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible
over the southern border ranges and Gold Coast. The high will extend a ridge and
fine conditions over the remainder of the state. Cool temperatures are expected
over the southern interior in the S'ly wind flow.
Forecast for Monday
The low should move further off the New South Wales coast, but a high over
Tasmania may still work with an upper trough to produce some isolated showers
and possible storms about the far southeast of Queensland.  Fresh to strong
southerly winds are also possible about the southeast coastal waters.  Fine over
the rest of the state in the dry, stable air associated with the high.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The high will move further east into the Tasman Sea, pushing the low east
towards New Zealand during the outlook period. The southerly winds will
gradually ease along southern Queensland waters from Tuesday morning, though
they may still push some isolated showers onto the southeast coast.  A new
trough may produce some patchy rain over western Queensland from Wednesday or
Thursday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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