Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 2/11 - 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 is located over the southern Coral Sea and is expected to decay
during Thursday. An inland trough extended from the north-west of the state to
the south-east. A southerly wind change is moving up the New South Wales coast,
and should reach the Brisbane area late thursday evening, and the Gladstone area
late Friday evening.  A high over the Great Australian Bight will continue to
move slowly eastwards and into the Tasman Sea early Saturday.  An upper trough
currently over Central Australia will pass over Queensland's southern interior
during the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Showers and storms will continue over the north-west of the state, spreading
to thundery rain areas late in the day over the far northwest. Isolated showers
about the east coast north of about Cooktown. Fine elsewhere apart from some
isolated, mainly light evening showers about the southeast coast and the Scenic
Rim as a moderate to fresh S to SE change develops. Moderate SE to E winds over
the far northern tropics with light to moderate E to N winds over most remaining
eastern districts.
Forecast for Friday
The high should move over Victoria and firm the ridge along the east coast of
Queensland, while the upper trough should remain to the west of the Channel
Country.  The approach of the upper trough should cause more widespread showers
and storms over the northwest, which will spread to thundery rain areas late in
the day.  More isolated showers and storms are also possible over the Channel
Country, Central West and northern Goldfields districts.  The southerly change
and isolated showers should spread north to the Gladstone area by the evening,
with fresh onshore winds also causing isolated showers about the southeast and
Wide Bay coasts and nearby inland areas. Isolate showers will continue about the
east coast north of Cairns. Fine conditions elsewhere. Winds will become
moderate to fresh SE along much of the east coast and shift light to moderate N
to NE over the inland.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will move across the northern reaches of the Tasman Sea while
maintaining a firm ridge along the east coast. The upper trough will move over
the Channel Country late in the day, and will produce scattered showers, rain
areas and storms over the western districts, with more isolated showers and
storms over most of the central interior districts. Fine about much of the east
coast, except for some isolated showers about the Capricornia district and over
the far northeast coast.  Moderate to fresh SE winds along much of the east
coast with light to moderate NE to N winds over the inland.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough move over Queensland's interior, causing showers and storms
to spread to rain areas at times over the southern interior and central west
regions.  More isolated showers and storms elsewhere over the wet of the state
and over the far north. The ridge along the east coast will begin to weaken from
the south so fine conditions will occur along much of the east coast, except for
some isolated showers about the Central Coast and the Central Highlands.
Moderate to fresh SE to E winds will continue along the east tropical coast and
become light to moderate SE to NE along the southern coast. Over the inland
winds will be light to moderate NE to N.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The upper trough and low will move quickly east on Monday while weakening. So
the showers and storms with rain areas will ease during the morning over the
west of the state with only isolated showers and storms persisting into the
afternoon. During Tuesday and Wednesday a few showers and storms will continue
over the north of the state with mostly fine conditions in the south.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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