Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 10/11 - 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 cancelled for the North West,
Central West and the Channel Country north of Windorah for the rest of today.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A broad trough of lower pressure occurs over the southern tropics with a high
southeast of Perth extending a ridge east. The high will continue to move
eastwards and move into the Tasman Sea late in the week. A belt of lower
pressure over the southern tropics of Queensland will redevelop over the
interior on Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the interior this afternoon and
evening with a little patchy light rain towards the east. Some isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the northern tropics this evening. Fine over the remainder
of the state. Light to moderate NE to NW winds over the tropics. Moderate N to
NW winds about the east coast. Moderate NW over the northern interior tending SE
over southern districts.  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
Dry over most of the state, isolated showers and thunderstorms developing
about the central coast in the afternoon. Light to moderate S to SW winds over
the interior, moderate NE to NW winds about the east coast. Light to moderate N
to NW winds over the tropics.
Forecast for Wednesday
A new upper trough will move into Central Australia and increase instability
over the state. This trough will generate some patchy light rain in the far west
later in the day. Fine over the rest of Queensland apart from isolated showers
and thunderstorms again about the central coast and isolated afternoon showers
towards the southeast coast.
Forecast for Thursday
A surface trough will develop over the central interior and generate showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy light rain further west. Isolated
showers developing about the east coast as SE winds freshen.  The southern high
now entering the Tasman Sea and building a ridge along the east coast.
Forecast for Friday
The next upper level trough enters western Queensland and extends the patchy
rain across the southern border to almost the Darling Downs. A new surface
trough will also enter the Channel Country and merge with the existing trough
over the interior. This will all contribute to showers and thunderstorms over
the interior in the afternoon which will spread out into thundery rain areas
overnight. Isolated showers continuing about the east coast.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The surface trough will move through eastern districts on Saturday with areas
of thundery rain contracting east. Showers and thunderstorms remaining across
the tropics.  After the passage of the upper level trough showers remain about
the east coast on Sunday with freshening SE winds. Showers and thunderstorms
continuing in the tropics. Much the same pattern for Monday, except that the SW
winds turn SE on the SE coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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