Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 7/11 - 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 is current for various central
Queensland districts for Saturday.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is current for the southeast interior of the
state.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
An upper level trough and a weak surface trough will move across the eastern
districts during Saturday.  Another, weaker upper level trough will approach the
Channel Country from the west on Monday.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the southeast and southern interior,
contracting off the coast during the day.  Some of these thunderstorms may be
severe.  Fine over the remainder of the state, except for just some isolated
showers about the remainder of the east coast, and just the chance of some
isolated thunderstorms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Light to moderate NW
to NE winds will occur along much of the east coast, with light to moderate E to
NE winds over the far northern tropics. Dry moderate to fresh S to SW winds will
develop across much of the interior during the afternoon, and a Severe Weather
Warning is current for central Queensland [check latest warnings].
Forecast for Sunday
Dry air will keep conditions mainly fine over a lot of the state. Just the
chance of some very isolated afternoon showers or storms about the Gulf of
Carpentaria coast.  A new upper level trough will approach the Channel Country
from the west late in the day, generating some high cloud over the state's
southwest during the afternoon and evening, though with little or no rain. Winds
will be mostly light to moderate SW to SE, with afternoon seabreezes about the
coasts.
Forecast for Monday
The new upper level trough will sweep across the southeast of the state early
in the day, producing some areas of rain about the southeast districts, with
some local thunder possible.  Cloudy periods but mainly fine with little or no
rain about the southern and central interior.  Some onshore winds ahead of a
weak surface trough could generate some isolated showers about the central and
Capricornia coast.  Fine and dry over the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
Conditions will be fine across nearly all of the state as a weak high over
South Australia maintains the flow of dry southeast winds over much of
Queensland.  A surface trough will continue to extend from the Central Coast to
the state's northwest, and isolated showers may again develop near the trough
about parts of the central and northeast coasts.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high will move quickly over the southeast of the continent, and will then
maintain a ridge off the east coast of Queensland as it drifts gradually east
over the Tasman Sea late in the week.  This pattern will generate moist north to
northeasterly winds and increasing showers and thunderstorms over the eastern
districts from mid week.  Mainly fine over the west and the far north of the
state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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