MELBOURNE - Nov 5/11 - 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 off the New South Wales coast extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. The high will maintain the ridge as it moves eastwards over the Tasman Sea over the next couple of days. An upper level trough will enter western Queensland this evening and is expected to move east over the state, contracting off the central coast Sunday night. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms over the west with some moderate falls. Fine though partly cloudy southeast of Bundaberg to Goondiwindi. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere over southeast districts and also through the Maranoa and central districts south of Moranbah, increasing to rain areas and thunderstorms over the Maranoa and central highlands at night. Cloudy with rain areas and possible thunder elsewhere over the southern interior. Showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern tropics with some locally heavy falls with thunderstorms. Mostly fine elsewhere with only isolated showers. Moderate SE to NE winds along the east coast, fresh at times north of Fraser Island. Light to moderate NE to NW winds over the interior, fresh at times over the central west and southwest. A Very High fire danger in the Central West district. Forecast for Sunday Showers and thunderstorms through much of the interior and northern tropics. Rain areas and thunderstorms over southern and eastern parts of the Maranoa and Warrego district with some moderate falls likely, particularly during the morning and early afternoon. Mostly fine over the Capricornia and through the southern tropics and adjacent inland with only isolated showers. Fine over southeast districts apart from showers and isolated thunderstorms over the western Darling Downs. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the east coast, tending NE'ly over the southern coast. Mostly light to moderate NW to NE winds over the interior, fresh at times over the Central West and southern interior. A Very High fire danger over the Channel Country, Central West and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Forecast for Monday Conditions will stabilise over central districts and the northeast tropics as the upper trough contracts off the east coast and into the Coral Sea. A moist, generally unstable airmass will persist over western Queensland and the southern interior with isolated showers and thunderstorms expected, more widespread through the northwest due to a converging NE to NW wind flow. The high will become slow moving over the Tasman Sea and will maintain a ridge along the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers will occur over the eastern tropics and the central coast in the onshore wind flow. Fine conditions will occur over remaining central districts and the southeast apart from some early patchy rain over the Darling Downs and central highlands. Forecast for Tuesday The high will remain slow moving over the Tasman Sea and will continue to extend a ridge along the east Queensland coast. Instability will focus further west as a trough moves into central Australia. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will occur in the far west and through the southern interior southwest of Cunnamulla in the moist, converging NE to NW wind flow ahead of the trough. Isolated showers will persist through the eastern tropics and central coast and will also occur over the western Peninsula, with possible isolated thunderstorms near the west coast. Fine conditions will occur elsewhere. Forecast for Wednesday The trough over central Australia will move into the far southwest of the state in the evening. Showers and thunderstorms will therefore continue over areas west of about Normanton to Cunnamulla. The ridge of high pressure will persist along the east Queensland coast as the high remains slow moving over the Tasman Sea. Isolated showers will occur along the east coast and adjacent inland north of about Yeppoon, possibly becoming scattered over the northeast tropical coast due to a mid level trough moving onto the coast. Fine conditions are expected elsewhere over the state in a stable airmass. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday The trough is expected to move east to extend from the northwest of the state to the southeast interior on Thursday before becoming near stationary. Showers and thunderstorms will therefore continue through western Queensland and extend east into the southern and southeastern interior on Thursday and Friday. Showers will persist over much of the tropics in a moist wind flow, with possible isolated thunderstorms, particularly on the ranges. A new high will most likely develop in the Tasman Sea during Friday, extending a firm ridge along the east coast and contracting shower and thunderstorm activity in the tropics to areas north of Cairns. Mostly fine conditions should persist through remaining parts of the state. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Sunday. Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWarnings SummaryForecastsBrisbane ForecastQld. 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