Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 11/11 - 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 eastern New South Wales was moving slowly eastwards. This high
will strengthen the ridge along the east coast of Queensland overnight and
Saturday morning. This ridge will weaken along the southern coast on Sunday and
Monday as a frontal system moves across south-eastern Australia and the southern
Tasman Sea. A new high will move across the Tasman Sea on Tuesday and reinforce
the preexisting high.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop in a band from the
north-west to the south-east interior of the state. Isolated showers will
continue about the east coast north of Cardwell while isolated showers and/or
thunderstorms will occur about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine elsewhere.
Moderate to fresh NE to SE winds along the east coast, tending light to moderate
over the interior. Very high fire dangers about the North West, Channel Country,
Central West and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The ridge along east coast will firm with isolated showers or morning drizzle
occurring in most east coast districts in the moist onshore SE to E airflow.
Isolated showers and/or thunderstorms will occur about the Gulf of Carpentaria
coast and also over the south-east and southern interior. Fine over the
remainder of the state. Light to moderate SE to NE winds over the interior.
Forecast for Sunday
The high over the Tasman Sea will continue to move slowly eastwards and
maintain a ridge along most of the east coast. Isolated showers will occur along
the east coast north of about the Bowen to Cardwell area. Isolated showers
and/or thunderstorms will continue about the Gulf of carpentaria coast and also
over the southern and south-east interior. Fine elsewhere. Very warm to hot
conditions will continue over most of south and west of the state.
Forecast for Monday
The ridge along the southern coast will weaken as a frontal system moves
across south-eastern Australia and the southern Tasman Sea. Isolated showers
will continue along the east coast north of Cardwell high while isolated showers
and/or thunderstorms will continue about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast and also
over the southern and south-east interior. Fine elsewhere. Very warm to hot
conditions will continue over most of south and west of the state. Winds along
the coast south from Fraser Island will become fresh NE during the afternoon and
evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
The ridge will persist onto the east tropical coast while weakening further
along the southern coast. Any stream showers will contract a little further
northwards and become confined to the east coast north of the Cairns to Cooktown
area. The surface trough over the interior will drift westwards allowing a weak
S'ly change to move onto the far southern coast late in the day. Across the bulk
of the interior conditions will remain fine under the influence of stable middle
level winds. Some middle to high cloud will move into the far south-west of the
state during the day but at best only little or no rain and local thunder will
accompany the cloud. Very dry conditions in the low levels will prevent any
precipitation reaching the ground.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
A weak ridge will persist onto the east tropical coast while a broad surface
trough will be maintained across the south-west of the state. Middle to high
cloud with little or no rain and local thunder will persist across the
south-west and southern border areas on Wednesday and then increase over the
west and south-west of the state on Thursday as a weak upper trough moves into
south-eastern Australia. This activity will then move across western and
southern areas of the state on Friday in a weakening mode.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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