Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 4/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1026 hPa] near Tasmania extends a ridge along the east coast of
Queensland. A surface trough over South Australia will move east and enter
southwestern Queensland on Wednesday. An upper trough will also enter the
southwest of the state on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloud will increase about the southwest of the state with patchy rain
developing. Isolated light showers are possible about the northeast tropical
coast. The remainder of Queensland is expected to be fine. A very high fire
danger about the Gulf Country, Northwest, Central West and Central Highlands and
Coalfields district. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh about the east
coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will tend to thundery rain areas at times
over western districts and spread east during the day, reaching western parts of
the Central Highlands and Coalfields and Darling Downs and Granite Belt
districts late in the day.  Fine conditions should persist over the far eastern
parts of the state. A little early frost is possible over the Granite Belt.
Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds tending moderate W to SW'ly in the far
southwest of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
Thundery rain areas will now have cleared from the southwest of the state as
the surface and upper trough push further east across the state. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms, tending to thundery rain at times, will continue to
extend further east across central and southern districts and should reach the
southeast of the state late in the day. Early thundery rain areas about the
southern tropics will tend to isolated showers and thunderstorms during the day.
Cape York Peninsula should remain fine.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough is expected to have pushed off the east coast but there may
be enough lingering instability in the southeast of the state to produce
isolated showers and thunderstorms. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms
are likely about the Gulf Country and southern tropics, as well as about the
central coastal districts. Fine conditions are expected elsewhere.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Thunderstorm activity should reduce to isolated showers across the southern
tropics on Saturday but are likely to  continue over the southeast region. The
weather then clears over the southeast on Sunday but a new trough will enter
western Queensland with thundery rain spreading north and east again on Sunday
and Monday. It should become dry over the interior again on Monday after the
trough passage with southerly winds developing.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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