Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 11/11 - 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 broad trough of lower pressure over the southern tropics will weaken over
the next few days. A high over the Great Australian Bight will move into the
southern Tasman Sea on Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop about the Central Coast,
Capricornia and Wide Bay districts in the afternoon with isolated showers
towards the southeast coast. It will remain fine over most of the remainder of
the state apart from some isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms and
showers in the far west and some thunderstorms about northwest coast of Cape
York Peninsula. Light to moderate NE to NW winds over the tropics. Moderate NE
to NW about the east coast. Light to moderate S to SE winds over the interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The high will enter the southern Tasman Sea and will extend a weak ridge
about the east coast of Queensland. A trough will develop over the interior.
Isolated thunderstorms and showers in the west as an upper level trough
approaches from the west. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing over
the eastern interior in the afternoon east of the surface trough. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms over the tropics.
Forecast for Friday
The upper level trough will enter far western Queensland. A surface trough
about the Channel Country will generate isolated morning showers and
thunderstorms in the southwest. Isolated showers will tend to scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon east of trough, though tending more isolated
in the tropics. Thunderstorms and showers will tend to thundery rain areas over
the southern interior and southeast in the evening. Moderate NW winds ahead of
the trough tending moderate S to SW behind the trough.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough and upper level trough will move east and clear the
southeast coast in the afternoon or evening. Early thundery rain in southern
interior and southeast will tend to scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon east of the trough. Elsewhere, isolated showers and thunderstorms
northeast of the trough in the morning will become scattered in the afternoon
and evening. It will be become fine west of the troughs. Moderate to fresh NW'ly
winds will increase ahead of the trough in the south and moderate SW/SE winds
behind the trough.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
By Sunday the surface trough will clear north contracting the showers and
thunderstorms to the tropics. Fine over the remainder of the state. A strong SE
wind change will enter far southern waters late in the day. Showers and
thunderstorms will persist over the tropics for Monday with showers redeveloping
over the east coast as the strong SE wind change moves north. By Tuesday showers
and thunderstorms will develop in the west, fine over the interior, showers
about the east coast in a strong SE'ly flow.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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