Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 3/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
The Fire Weather Warning for the Channel Country has been
cancelled.
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 the rest of today. An inland trough extended from the north-west of the
state to the south-east. A weak southerly wind change is slowly moving up the
far southern Queensland coast, and should reach the Gladstone area late Friday
evening.  A high over the Great Australian Bight will continue to move slowly
eastwards and enter the Tasman Sea late on Friday.  An upper trough currently
over Central Australia is moving east towards northwestern Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms will continue over the north-west of the state,
spreading to thundery rain areas late in the day. 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
Showers and thunderstorms continuing over the northwest including Channel
Country, which will spread to thundery rain areas late in the day.  More
isolated showers and storms are also possible over the Central West and northern
Goldfields districts. Isolated showers south of about Gladstone chiefly near the
coast, with fresh onshore winds. Isolate showers 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 and
storms over the western districts, which will spread to thundery rain in the
southern interior.  Showers and storms will be more isolated over the central
interior. It will remain fine about much of the east coast, except for some
isolated showers about the central coast, and isolated showers and thunderstorms
over the far northeast, though thunderstorm activity will be mainly confined to
the inland. 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 will continue to move east and pass off the eastern coast
late in the day. The trough will cause showers and thunderstorms over much of
the northern interior, north-west and northeast tropics and southern interior.
Showers and thunderstorms will be more isolated elsewhere in the west of the
state. The ridge along the east coast will begin to weaken from the south so
fine conditions will occur along much of the remainder 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.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough will have moved off the east coast as an upper ridge builds
in central Australia. Stable conditions and fine weather will return to much of
western Queensland, except for the north-west with isolated showers and
thunderstorms and parts of central and southern interior with very isolated
showers and thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms are more likely in the
southeastern interior as a weak upper thermal trough moves over the area.
Showers and thunderstorms will continue about the Peninsula, but only isolated
showers are now expected about the northeast tropics.  Light SE to NE winds most
of the state apart from moderate to fresh SE'lies along the tropical coast.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The upper ridge will move into western Queensland and stabilize weather
across most of Queensland with fine conditions prevailing. A weak high in the
southern Coral Sea will direct a moist onshore flow onto the northeast coast
with isolated showers most days. Another upper trough may increase chances of
showers and thunderstorms in the far southwest on Wednesday. This trough will
move east into southern and southeastern interior on Thursday with possible
isolated showers and thunderstorms.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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