Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 1/11 - 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.
A fire weather warning has been issued for the Channel Country for Friday.
A gale wind warning is current for coastal waters south of Double Island Point,
excluding Moreton Bay.
A strong wind warning is current coastal waters between St Lawrence and Double
Island Point, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough is moving north along the Southeast Queensland coast this afternoon
and is forecast to reach the southern Capricornia tonight before weakening and
extending north to St Lawrence on Friday. A trough also lies over inland
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms generally over the tropics and eastern districts,
increasing to thundery rain areas with moderate falls over the southeast. Fine
over the west. Light to moderate SE to E winds inland, tending moderate to fresh
SE in the southwest. Moderate SE winds along the tropical east coast, tending
fresh to strong S to SE about the southern coast.
Forecast for Friday
Showers and thunderstorms continuing over the tropics and eastern districts,
tending scattered about the southern Central Highlands and Coalfields district
with possible moderate falls. Patchy rain areas in the morning over the
Southeast, becoming fine in the afternoon. Fine in the west and south. Light to
moderate SE to E winds inland, tending moderate to fresh SE in the southwest.
Moderate to fresh SE winds along the tropical east coast, tending fresh to
strong S to SE about the southern and Capricornia coasts.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough weakens near the Central Coast district while an inland
trough pushes north. Showers and thunderstorms across the tropics, extending
into the central west. Isolated showers along the east coast. Fine in the west,
south and southeast interior.
Forecast for Sunday
An upper trough will approach western Queensland while a high near Tasmania
extends a ridge along the east coast. Rain areas and thunderstorms over the
northwest, extending to the Central Coast district. Showers and thunderstorms
over the remaining tropics and isolated showers along the southeast coast. Fine
in the south.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough will move into far southwest Queensland while the ridge will
remain along the east coast. Showers and thunderstorms in the tropics and
central interior, isolated showers about the southeast coast and rain areas
about the southern interior. Fine in the far southwest.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The upper trough will move across southern Queensland while the ridge will
remain along the east coast. On Tuesday and Wednesday expect showers,
thunderstorms and rain areas about most eastern districts, tending more isolated
in the southeast and fine in the far west. On Thursday expect showers,
thunderstorms and rain areas to contract to eastern and southeastern districts
while easing in the tropics and remaining fine in the west.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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