Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east coast of Queensland.
The high will move only slowly eastwards over the next few days while gradually
weakening.  A new high will enter the Tasman Sea from the west around the middle
of next week.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
The high should remain over the Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh onshore winds
and some isolated showers about the tropical east coast and inland areas.
Mainly fine about the remainder of the east coast with just the chance of a few
isolated showers. Fine over inland parts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast and northwest district. Light to moderate
northeast to southeast winds over most of the state, fresh at times about the
northeast coast.
Forecast for Monday
A weak surface trough should enter the Channel Country from the west and it,
along with a weak upper level trough, should produce some cloudy periods but
with little or no rain. Very warm to hot over the southwest ahead of the trough.
Fine over the remainder of the state except for some isolated showers about the
tropical east coast and interior, and some isolated showers and storms about the
Gulf of Carpentaria coast and northwest district.
Forecast for Tuesday
The surface trough should move further eastwards, ending up stretching
between the northwest district and the southeast interior late in the day. The
trough is expected to bring isolated thunderstorms to the southwest of the state
but with little or no rain due to the drier lower layers of the atmosphere.
Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms are also possible about the Granite
Belt.  Fine about the southeast coast.  Isolated showers about the central and
northeast coast, and some isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Gulf of
Carpentaria coast and far northwest.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface trough should continue stretching between the northwest district
and the southeast interior, while a new high pressure system should enter the
Tasman Sea from the west.  The surface trough, along with a weak upper level
trough, could produce some isolated showers and thunderstorms about the
southeast interior, during the afternoon and evening.  Fine over the rest of the
state except for some isolated showers about the northeast coast and some
isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The new high should maintain a ridge along the east coast of Queensland,
while the surface trough should drift further inland into the southern interior.
Moisture levels will gradually increase to the east of the surface trough,
producing some isolated showers and possible thunderstorms about the southeast
districts. Fine over the rest of the state except for some isolated showers and
storms in the far north, mainly about the coasts.  An approaching upper trough
could produce some patchy, mainly light rain about the southwest of the state on
Saturday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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