Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 12/11 - 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 surface trough extends over the southern tropics and along the east coast
of Queensland.  A high over the Great Australian Bight will move into the
southern Tasman Sea on Thursday and direct a moist northeast flow over eastern
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Central Coast, Capricornia and
Wide Bay districts with isolated showers about the Southeast Coast district.
Fine over most of the remainder of the state apart from some isolated showers
and possible thunderstorms in the far west, but little rain is expected from
these due to the dry lower levels of the atmosphere. Isolated showers about the
western coast of Cape York Peninsula. Light to moderate NE to NW winds over the
tropics. Moderate SE to NE elsewhere about the east coast. Light to moderate SW
to SE winds over the interior.
Forecast for Thursday
Patchy high cloud and isolated showers and possible thunderstorms in the west
but little rainfall is expected from these due to the dry lower levels of the
atmosphere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop over the eastern
half of the state in the moist air. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the
southern tropics. Moderate E to NE winds about the east coast and the eastern
interior.  Moderate NE to NW winds about the southern tropics and variable
elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
An upper level trough will enter far western Queensland and push a surface
trough through the Channel Country. This will generate early thundery rain about
the southwest of the state that will tend to scattered showers and thunderstorms
during the day. Isolated showers will tend to scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon east of trough, though remaining 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 to fresh 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 evening. Early thundery rain areas in southern interior
and southeast of the state will tend to scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon with moderate falls possible. Elsewhere, isolated morning showers
and thunderstorms in the Gulf Country, southern tropics, Central Coast and
northern Central Highlands and Coalfields will become scattered in the
afternoon. Fine through the Channel Country and Central West districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough should now lie well offshore with conditions stabilising
across the state. Dry S to SW winds should extend across most of the state in
the wake of the surface trough. However, moisture will persist about Cape York
Peninsula, the Gulf coast and the southern tropics which may lead to isolated
afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
A strong SE wind change should move north over southern waters during Monday
with fresh to strong SE winds extending along the entire east coast on Tuesday.
Showers and thunderstorms will persist over the tropics on Monday with showers
redeveloping over the east coast as the strong SE wind change moves north.
Showers will continue about the east coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, tending
scattered about the northeast coast. Showers and thunderstorms will also persist
over the tropics. The interior of the state should be mostly fine on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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