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
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 day. An inland trough extends from the northwest to the southeast
interior, and should remain near stationary.  A southerly wind change should
move up the Wide Bay coast today.  A high over the Great Australian Bight will
continue to move slowly eastwards and enter the Tasman Sea on Saturday.  An
upper trough currently over Central Australia is moving east towards
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the western districts, spreading to
thundery rain areas late in the day.  More isolated showers and storms over the
Gulf Country, Central West and northern Goldfields districts. Fine over the rest
of the state except for some isolated showers about the southeast and northeast
coasts and nearby inland areas.  Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds
over most of the state, fresh at times about the southeast coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The new high will move across the northern reaches of the Tasman Sea while
strengthening the ridge along the east coast. The upper trough will move over
the Channel Country late in the day, and will produce scattered showers and
areas of thundery rain over the western districts.  More isolated showers and
storms over the northwest and the central and southern 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 and
over Cape York Peninsula. Moderate to fresh southeast winds along much of the
east coast with light to moderate northeast to northwest winds over the inland
regions.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough will move eastwards and stretch from the Gulf of Carpentaria
to the southern interior, resulting in at least isolated showers and storms
about the northern tropics and much of the interior, spreading to thundery rain
areas about the Maranoa region. The southeast should remain fine, but an onshore
flow should produce some isolated showers about the central coast and Central
Highlands.  The high will remain in the Tasman Sea, continuing the moderate to
fresh east to southeast flow along the east coast, tending light to moderate
northeast to northwest inland.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough should move off the east coast as an upper ridge builds in
central Australia. The ridge will make it harder for showers and storms to form
over the interior, though some isolated activity is still expected to stretch
from Cape York Peninsula to the Gulf Country and down to the southern interior.
Fine over the eastern districts except for some isolated showers about the
northeast coast. Light southeast to northeast winds most of the state apart from
moderate to fresh southeast winds 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. The high should
remain over the southern Coral Sea, continuing the generally weak onshore flow
along the east coast, but it should only produce some isolated showers about
parts of the central and northeast coast.  Another upper trough may increase
chance 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 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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