Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 9/11 - 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 the North West, Central
West, west of Longreach and the Channel Country north of Windorah for today.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high southwest of Perth extended a ridge across much of inland Queensland.
The high will continue to move eastwards and move into the Tasman Sea late in
the week. A surface low will move into western Queensland today and into the
eastern tropics on Wednesday. This system will become part of the inland trough
during Tuesday and Wednesday. The inland trough will move westwards from
Wednesday onwards.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Fine almost throughout the state apart from isolated afternoon showers or
storms about western Cape York Peninsula. A band of middle to high cloud will
spread across central areas of the state, but little rain is expected from the
cloud. Light to moderate NE to NW winds becoming fresh at times in the afternoon
will continue about the coast while over the inland winds will be light to
moderate SW to NW.  These winds will become gust over the north-west of the
state by late morning. Fire dangers will be very high to severe over the North
West, Central West, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central Highlands
and Coalfields, Maranoa and Warrego and the Channel Country.
Forecast for Tuesday
The surface low will remain weak as it moves east towards the central coast.
Isolated afternoon and evening showers will develop about the Central and
Capricornia coasts in response to uplift associated with the low. Fine
conditions will continue elsewhere. Light to moderate NE to NW winds, fresh at
times in the afternoon, will continue about the coast while over the inland SW
to W winds will be maintained.
Forecast for Wednesday
A new upper trough will move into Central Australia and increase instability
over the state. This trough will generate some middle to high cloud which will
spread into the west of the state. Given the dryness of the low levels of the
atmosphere any precipitation from this cloud will evaporate before reaching the
ground. At the same time a weak trough will move northwards along the far
southern coast. So showers and possible storms will become more widespread about
central eastern areas of the state. Light to moderate SW to SE winds will occur
over most inland areas while elsewhere winds will be light to moderate SE to NE
mostly.
Forecast for Thursday
The upper trough will move into far western Qld by late in the day and will
continue to enhance the instability over the state especially over eastern
areas. It will also generate further middle to high cloud over the west of the
state. The high will move into the Tasman Sea and result in the surface trough
moving westwards. So rain, showers and storms will become more scattered over
the south-east and south-east tropics. Light to moderate E to NE winds will
occur across the eastern half of the state while light to moderate SE winds will
occur over the western half.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The upper trough will weaken on Friday with the associated cloud band
clearing the south-east early. However, showers and storms will persist over
much of the eastern interior in the afternoon. A new upper trough will move
across the state during Friday and the weekend and again generate a cloud and
rain band with storms. This cloud and rain band will extend well into the
tropics and will clear the state during Sunday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Monday.
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