Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 25/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Flood warnings are current for various districts for minor
flooding.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough that extends from the northwest of the state into the
Maranoa will move slowly eastwards to lie from the northwest of the state to the
far southeast by late Saturday. An upper level low to the south of the state
will continue to move slowly southeast through the rest of today and
tomorrow.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Rain areas and thunderstorms through the central and southern interior with
some moderate to locally heavy falls possible. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms about the northern tropics. Isolated showers over the east
tropical coast with possible isolated thunderstorms inland. Mostly fine over the
southeast, central and Capricorn coasts with only isolated showers. Fine in the
west of the state. 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.
Forecast for Saturday
The thundery rain band should lie through the central and southeast interior
at first and will contract eastwards during the day whilst weakening, most
likely reaching the southeast coast by evening. Mostly fine conditions with only
isolated showers are expected along the Wide Bay and central coasts ahead of the
rain band. Instability should decrease through the northeast tropics with only
isolated showers. Showers and thunderstorms will continue through the eastern
Gulf Country and northern interior with more isolated activity expected over the
Peninsula. Fine conditions for most of the west of the state. Moderate SE to NE
winds along the east coast, fresh at times about the tropical and southeast
coasts. Moderate S to SW winds extending across most of the interior in the wake
of the trough.  A Very High fire danger in the Channel Country.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper level low will most likely contract east off the Victorian coast
into the Tasman Sea with conditions generally stabilising over most of the
state. A deep ridge should develop over the northeast of the state with only
isolated showers expected about the central and northeast tropical coasts. The
patchy, weak remnants of the rain band over the far southeast should clear
offshore early in the day. Isolated shower and thunderstorm activity will
contract to northeast of a line from about Burketown to Fraser Island. Fine
conditions are expected elsewhere.
Forecast for Monday
A weak upper level trough will most likely move east over the state,
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.
Forecast for Tuesday
The next major upper trough should start to move east across southern
Australia whilst a low level trough moves into the east of the state off the
Coral Sea. Showers and thunderstorms are likely across most the state with the
most widespread activity likely to be about the east coast, extending into the
central and southern interior. Shower and thunderstorm activity is likely to be
more isolated over the northwest of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The new upper trough will most likely move through southeast Australia on
Wednesday with a surface trough moving into the southwest of the state. This
will focus shower and thunderstorm activity further west about the central and
southern interior. This trough will most likely move east on Thursday,
contracting the shower and thunderstorm activity eastwards into the eastern
parts of the state. A southerly change is likely to move up the southern coast
late on Thursday and this will contract most of the shower and thunderstorm
activity offshore on Friday. Conditions will remain generally unstable through
the northern tropics with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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