Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 24/11 - 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 over the Tasman Sea was moving eastwards and extended a weakening
ridge along the southern and central coasts of Queensland. A surface trough near
the far south-west border will continue to move eastwards and extend from the
north-west to the western Darling Downs on Wednesday. The coastal section of
this trough will move over Gold Coast waters late Wednesday and reach the Fraser
Island area on Thursday. An upper trough will move across south-east Queensland
on Wednesday while a new upper trough will move into south-eastern Australia on
the weekend.  The high to the south-west of Perth will move into the southern
Tasman Sea on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Isolated showers and storms over the west of the state tending scattered over
the far north-west and near the Gulf of Carpentaria. Isolated showers along the
east tropical coast. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh SE to E winds along much
of the east tropical coast and over the far north. Light to moderate NE to NW
winds elsewhere shifting S'ly over the south-west during the evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
Showers and storms over the west of the state and spreading across the
southern interior and into the south-east inland. Isolated showers along much of
the east tropical coast with further isolated showers and storms about the Gulf
of Carpentaria. Fine elsewhere. Mostly moderate SE to E winds over the far north
of the state. Mostly light to moderate NE to NW winds elsewhere becoming fresh
along the far southern coast during the afternoon and evening. Light to moderate
S to SE winds spreading across the south-west and far west of the state.
Forecast for Wednesday
An upper trough will move across the far south-east of the state. This trough
will destabilize conditions resulting in widespread showers and storms with some
rain areas over the south-east. Isolated light showers will continue about the
north-east tropical coast while isolated afternoon and evening showers and
storms will continue about the Gulf of Carpentaria. Fine conditions elsewhere.
Mostly moderate SE to E winds will continue over the far north of the state.
Mostly light to moderate NE to NW winds before moderate SW to SE winds over the
west of the state much of the southern inland. A light to moderate S to SE
change will spread northwards along the far southern coast during the afternoon.
Forecast for Thursday
The coastal trough will push northwards to about the Fraser Island with a
firming ridge developing along the coast south of the trough. The inland trough
will begin to drift westwards in response to the coastal ridging while in the
upper levels a stabilizing upper ridge will move into central areas of the
state. So isolated showers and/or storms will occur over the south-east.
Isolated light showers will continue about the north-east tropical coast while
isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms will occur about the Gulf of
Carpentaria. Fine conditions will occur elsewhere. Mostly moderate SE to E winds
will continue over the far north of the state. Elsewhere, light to moderate NE
to NW winds will continue before a moderate S to SE change spreading northwards
along the far southern coast and light to moderate S to SE winds over the west
of the state.
Forecast for Friday
The upper ridge will maintain fine conditions over nearly all of the state.
Very isolated showers and/or storms will occur over the south-east in the
vicinity of the surface troughs while isolated showers will continue about the
north-east tropics with isolated storms about the Gulf of Carpentaria. Some high
cloud but with little or no rain will move into the far south-west late in the
day. Mostly light to moderate SE to E winds will occur along the east coast and
shift to the NE to N over central areas of the state. Light to moderate S to SE
winds will continue over the west.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
A new upper trough will move across NSW during the weekend and destabilize
conditions over the south-east. At the same time the high over the Great
Australian Bight will move eastwards and push the wind change or inland trough
eastwards across the interior. So expect showers and storms to again develop
over the south-east on these days. A new coastal trough will move northwards
along the southern coast during Sunday afternoon and Monday resulting in fresh S
to SE winds becoming established again along the entire east coast. Isolated
showers will develop on the exposed coast south of Fraser Island after the
change while showers on or near the change will tend to scattered. Showers and
storms will contract into the central interior on Monday as moist NE winds
converge into the inland trough.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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