Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 25/11 - 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 weak high near New Zealand was moving eastwards and extended a weakening
ridge along the east coast 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 Wide Bay area on
Thursday. An upper trough will move across south-east Queensland on Wednesday.
A new high will enter the Tasman Sea from the west on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Showers and storms over the west of the state and spreading across the
southern interior and into the south-east inland. Mainly fine about the east
coast, though a few isolated showers should occur, mainly during the morning.
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 and the central interior. Isolated light showers
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 and much of the southern inland. A moderate to fresh
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 the Wide Bay area with a firming
ridge developing along the coast south of the trough. The inland trough will
remain over the eastern interior while 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 Wide Bay 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 while
isolated showers will continue about the north-east tropics with isolated storms
about the Gulf of Carpentaria. Some high cloud will move into the far south-west
late in the day, however no rain is expected to fall in the region during
Friday. 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, destabilizing
conditions over Queensland's southern interior. At the same time a new high over
the Great Australian Bight will move eastwards and push the inland trough
eastwards across the interior. So showers and storms may become more frequent
about the southern interior during the weekend. A new coastal trough will move
northwards along the southern coast during Monday resulting in moderate to fresh
S to SE winds and at least isolated showers becoming established again along the
entire east coast. 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 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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