Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 30/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Fire Weather Warning has been issued for Maranoa and Warrego,
Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, and southern parts of Northern
Goldfields and Upper Flinders for Saturday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
Dry W to SW winds extend over much of Queensland. A new trough will enter far
southwestern Queensland late on Friday and traverse the state rapidly, moving
off the southeast coast late on Saturday. A high over the Great Australian Bight
will strengthen on Saturday, extending a ridge into western Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Isolated light showers over far northern Cape York Peninsula. Fine over the
remainder of the state. A Very High fire danger over the Northern Goldfields and
Upper Flinders, Northwest, Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields and
Capricornia districts. Mostly light to moderate SW to SE winds, tending NW to NE
along much of the east coast in the afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday
Fresh to strong and gusty W to SW winds will extend over much of the interior
in the wake of the trough, with very dry and windy conditions. The trough will
increase instability near the southern border, with showers and isolated
thunderstorms expected. Isolated light showers will persist over the far
northeast tropics. Fine conditions will continue over the remainder of the
state. A surface low will most likely develop off the northeast New South Wales
coast late in the day, extending a fresh to strong SW wind flow into far
southern Queensland waters at night. Severe fire danger over the Maranoa and
Warrego, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, and southern parts of
the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders. A Very High fire danger over the
Gulf Country, North West, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Southeast Coast, Wide
Bay and Burnett, Capricornia, and northern parts of Northern Goldfields and
Upper Flinders
Forecast for Sunday
The low off the northeast New South Wales coast should move further east into
the Tasman Sea as the high moves east over southeastern Australia. Fresh to
strong SW'ly winds will most likely continue 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.
Forecast for Monday
The low should move further east over the Tasman Sea towards New Zealand. The
high will remain slow moving near Tasmania and combine with the low to extend a
fresh to strong S'ly wind flow and an increasing S'ly swell into southern
Queensland waters. The upper trough will most likely amplify into southeast
districts, maintaining instability with isolated showers and thunderstorms
possible on the southern border ranges and near the coast. Isolated light
showers will occur over Torres Strait. Conditions will remain fine elsewhere
over the state in the dry, stable airmass associated with the high.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper trough will move east away from the southeast, stabilizing
conditions in the southeast. The high will move east of Tasmania into the
southern Tasman Sea, extending a ridge into Queensland with continuing fresh to
strong southerly winds and isolated showers in the southeast. Fine continuing
throughout the remainder of the state, although another trough system will move
towards far western Queensland with chances of thundery rain increasing late in
the day.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high will weaken as it moves east over the Tasman Sea during the outlook
period, therefore easing winds over southern Queensland waters. The trough
system will extend a thundery rain band east over the state during the outlook
period. Behind the trough, fine conditions will return as a ridge of high
pressure builds from a high south of Tasmania. The trough will move off the
southeast coast late on Friday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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