Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 9/11 - 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 the eastern Tasman Sea extended a ridge along the east tropical
coast of Queensland.  A surface trough over the far south-west of the state will
move eastwards and extend from the far north-west to the south-east inland
during Friday. A new high will move across south-eastern Australia during
Thursday and Friday and replace the high over the eastern Tasman Sea. A firm
ridge will then become established again along nearly all of the east coast.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms over western districts with a few showers about the
east tropical coast and north-west Cape York Peninsula. Fine elsewhere. Moderate
to fresh E to SE winds about the east tropical coast. Light to moderate NE to NW
winds generally over the remainder of the state fresh at times over south-west
and central interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The trough over the interior will move eastwards and extend from the
north-west to the south-east inland by evening. This trough will trigger
isolated showers and storms over southern inland parts and western areas of the
state before a clearance spreading across the south-west during the day. A few
showers will continue over the far northern and north-east tropics. Fine
elsewhere. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds will continue along most of the east
tropical coast. Light to moderate NE to N winds elsewhere before  moderate to
occasionally fresh S to SE winds over the south-west and far west of the state.
Forecast for Friday
A new high will move into the Tasman sea and will begin to re-organize the
ridge along the entire east coast. Showers and storms, mostly isolated, will
occur in a band from the north-west to the Darling Downs area. A few showers
will continue over the far northern and north-east tropics. Fine elsewhere.
Moderate to fresh E to SE winds will spread along most of the east coast and
shift light to moderate NE over the inland. Light to moderate SE winds will
continue over the south-west and far west of the state.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will move into the central Tasman Sea and extend a firm ridge along
most of the east coast. Showers will occur in most east coast districts together
with moderate to fresh SE winds. Isolated afternoon showers and storms will
occur over the western parts of the south-east inland, the southern interior and
possibly the central interior. Isolated showers and/or storms will develop about
the Gulf of Carpentaria. Light to moderate SE to NE winds will occur across the
interior.
Forecast for Sunday
The high will remain near stationary over the Tasman Sea and extend a ridge
along most of the east coast. A few showers will occur in most east coast
districts north of Fraser Island while isolated showers and/or storms will occur
about the Gulf of Carpentaria. Isolated afternoon showers and storms may develop
about the higher ground of the south-east inland. Moderate to fresh E to SE
winds will occur along the east coast north of Fraser Island while light to
moderate NE winds will occur over the interior.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The high over the Tasman Sea will be replaced by a new high on Tuesday. This
high will again reorganize the ridge along the east coast with winds becoming
moderate to fresh SE in most east coast districts. A few showers will occur in
most east coast districts. The trough over the interior will move eastwards
again in the early part of the week and extend from the west to the south-east
inland. Conditions in the middle levels over queensland will remain relatively
stable so at best expect only isolated showers and storms over the inland near
the trough. Conditions will be hot over the interior in the N to NW winds into
at least the middle part of the week.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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