Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 4/11 - 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 high over southeastern Australia will move into the Tasman Sea on Saturday.
An inland trough extends from the northwest to the southeast interior, and will
decay by Saturday. A southerly wind change should move up the Wide Bay coast
today before decaying on Saturday as the ridge along the Queensland east coast
strengthens. An upper trough currently over Central Australia will move into far
western Queensland on Saturday.
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
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, and areas of thundery rain over parts of
the western districts extending into parts of the central and southern interior
during the afternoon and evening. More isolated showers and storms over the
northwest.  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. 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.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper ridge will dominate Queensland's weather with predominantly stable,
fine conditions across most of the state. The high in the Tasman Sea will remain
almost stationary and continue to extend a ridge along the state's east coast
with isolated showers about the central coast and northern tropical coast.
Continued unstable conditions will result in isolated showers and thunderstorms
about the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast.  Light southeast to northeast
winds most of the state apart from moderate to fresh southeast winds along the
tropical coast.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The upper ridge will continue to lead to fine conditions weather across most
of Queensland. The Tasman high will move slowly east and still continue to
extend the ridge along the state's east coast but 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 and Thursday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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