Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 24/11 - 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 moist wind flow will continue to feed into a slow moving inland surface
trough that extends from the northwest of the state into the Maranoa. An upper
level low to the southwest of the state will move slowly southeast, maintaining
a thundery rain band through much of the central and southern interior.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Fine in the southwest. Patchy rain clearing the Northwest district in the
afternoon. Cloudy conditions with rain and thunderstorms elsewhere over western
districts and through the western Darling Downs and southern Central Highlands.
Some moderate to locally heavy falls remain likely. Patchy rain elsewhere over
the southeastern and central interior with possible isolated thunderstorms.
Early patchy rain over the southeast coast, decreasing to isolated showers
during the morning. Isolated showers over the east tropical coast, more frequent
during the morning with possible isolated thunderstorms and moderate to heavy
falls. Mostly fine over the Central and Capricorn coasts with only isolated
showers. Cool maximum temperatures over western districts and the southeastern
and southern central interior. Moderate SE to NE winds over the east coast,
fresh at times. Moderate to fresh SW to SE winds in the west. Light to moderate
NW to NE winds elsewhere over the interior. A Very High fire danger in the
Channel Country district.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper level system will move southeast over southeastern Australia. The
thundery rain band should therefore weaken and contract east over southeastern
districts and the central interior of Queensland, most likely reaching the
southeast coast by the afternoon.  Isolated showers are expected along the Wide
Bay and central coasts ahead of the rain band. Instability should decrease
through northeast tropics with scattered showers tending more isolated. Showers
and thunderstorms will continue through the Gulf Country and northern interior,
with more isolated activity expected through the Peninsula. Fine conditions will
occur south and west of Longreach.
Forecast for Sunday
A deep ridge should develop over the northeast of the state with only
isolated showers expected. Unstable conditions will persist over the far
northwest with showers and isolated thunderstorms expected. The upper level low
will most likely contract east off the Victorian coast into the Tasman Sea. The
patchy, thundery rain band over southeastern and central districts will
therefore weaken further into shower and isolated thunderstorm activity and
contract northeast to be north of about Richmond to Fraser Island. Fine
conditions are expected elsewhere.
Forecast for Monday
A new upper level trough will most likely move east over the interior of the
state, increasing instability and producing showers and isolated thunderstorms
over the northwest and central interior. Isolated showers will occur over the
east coast and adjacent inland in a moist onshore wind flow. These showers may
be further enhanced over the central, Wide Bay and north Peninsula coasts with
possible isolated thunderstorms due to a trough moving west over the Coral Sea.
Fine conditions will continue in the southwest and far southern interior.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The new upper trough will most likely move through eastern Queensland on
Tuesday and combine with moist NE'ly winds to generate showers and thunderstorms
along much of the east coast and through central and southern interior. The
focus for shower and thunderstorm activity should then shift into the southern
and central interior on Wednesday as a new trough enters the state. This trough
will most likely move east on Thursday, extending the shower and thunderstorm
activity through central and southeast districts. Conditions will remain
generally unstable through the northern tropics with isolated showers and
thunderstorms, possibly becoming more widespread from Thursday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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