Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 31/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Fire Weather Warning is current for the Channel Country
district.
A Flood Warning is current for the North Condamine River and Hodgson Creek.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough currently lies from the northwest of the state to the western
Darling Downs. A coastal trough about the northern Capricornia coast will weaken
during today. A slow moving high in the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge
through southwestern Queensland and along the east coast.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers about the exposed east coast and extending inland into the
central interior. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northwest and
central west, tending scattered in the western Gulf Country. Fine elsewhere. A
Severe fire danger for the Channel Country district. Moderate to fresh S to SE
winds about the east coast and the Channel Country, tending light to moderate SE
to NE about remaining inland parts.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high in the Great Australian Bight will continue to weaken. The east
coast ridge will relax and winds will therefore ease over central and southern
Queensland waters. The inland surface trough will persist, stretching from the
northwest of the state into the southeast interior and this will trigger
scattered showers and thunderstorms over northwestern Queensland, with more
isolated activity over the central west.  Fine conditions are expected elsewhere
apart from isolated showers about the east coast north of about Bowen with
scattered showers about the north tropical coast in the morning. Moderate SE to
NE winds about the east coast and adjacent inland, tending fresh about the
tropical coast. Moderate SW to SE winds over much of the interior
Forecast for Thursday
The high in the Great Australian Bight will continue to weaken and move
slowly east. The surface trough will persist through the interior of the state
and move north over far southern Queensland waters during the day. This will
trigger isolated showers and possible thunderstorms about the far southeast of
the state. Isolated showers also over Cape York Peninsula and northeast tropical
coast in a moist wind flow. Showers and thunderstorms should become more
widespread through the northwest due to the influence of a mid level trough over
central Australia, with isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Central
West. Fine elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
The high moves east into southeast Australia and weakens while the main
surface trough lies from the northern Channel Country to the Fraser Coast across
southern districts.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue in the
northwest of the state and extend into the Central West and northern Channel
Country in response to mid level trough in the southwest. Isolated showers and
possible thunderstorms are expected through the Central Highlands and central
coast districts. Isolated showers about Cape York Peninsula, the northeast
tropics and the southeast of the state. Fine elsewhere.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The high will move slowly east across the Tasman Sea, extending a weak ridge
onto the east coast of Queensland. A surface trough will persist through western
Queensland while an upper trough will move over western Queensland on Sunday and
into the east of the state on Monday. Isolated showers about most of the east
coast and adjacent inland, tending scattered in the tropics. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in most far western districts are likely to extend further
east into the interior of the state through the outlook period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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