Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 6/11 - 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 in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. The
high will maintain the ridge as it moves slowly eastwards over the next couple
of days. An upper level trough will move off the Queensland coast in the early
hours of today. A surface trough lies to the southwest of the state and will
remain slow moving on Monday, maintaining unstable conditions over much of the
tropics and the interior of the state.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over much of the tropics and western
districts, becoming more widespread through the northwest and over the southern
interior south of Charleville in the afternoon. Isolated afternoon showers and
possible thunderstorms over the southern Darling Downs and Granite Belt.  Fine
elsewhere over central and southeast districts. 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.
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 in
the moist, converging NE to NW wind flow ahead of the trough. Isolated showers
will persist through the Peninsula, eastern tropics and the central coast. Fine
conditions will occur elsewhere apart from early drizzle areas along the
southern coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface trough over central Australia will move into the far southwest of
the state late 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 Gladstone, becoming more frequent over the
northeast tropical coast due to a mid level trough moving into the area.
Possible early light drizzle might occur on the Wide Bay and Sunshine coasts.
Fine conditions are expected elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough is expected to move slowly east to extend from the
northwest of the state into the southeast interior. A band of shower and
thunderstorm activity will therefore extend from the northwest into the southern
interior and western Darling Downs. The high over the Tasman Sea will weaken.
However, a new high will develop over southeastern Australia and maintain the
ridge along the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers will persist over the
Peninsula and eastern tropics, more frequent along the northeast tropical coast.
Fine conditions will occur elsewhere apart from isolated early light showers on
the Capricorn and Wide Bay coasts.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The surface trough and associated shower and thunderstorm activity will
continue to extend from the northwest of the state into the southeast interior.
An upper trough will most likely move north over the southern coast during the
outlook period, increasing instability and producing isolated showers and
possible thunderstorms over southeast districts. The new high will move east
into the Tasman Sea, extending a firm ridge along the east tropical coast with
isolated showers expected in the onshore wind flow, increasing to scattered with
possible thunderstorms on the west Peninsula coast in the afternoon and evening
hours.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Monday.
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