Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 14/12 - 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 lies over the southern Coral Sea and will weaken as it moves slowly
east. A series of cold fronts will move east over southeastern Australia over
the next few days, with an associated trough moving east over southern
Queensland on Friday. A warm and dry W'ly wind flow ahead of the trough will
result in increasing fire dangers over southern inland districts on Thursday and
Friday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny
over the remainder of the state. Moderate E to SE winds over northern districts,
fresh at times along the east tropical coast. Light to moderate NW to NE winds
elsewhere, tending warm W to NW and becoming fresh at times over southern
districts during the day.
Forecast for Thursday
A cold front will move east towards southeastern Australia with an associated
surface trough approaching far southwestern Queensland in the evening. Dry W'ly
winds ahead of the trough will result in above average maximum temperatures
through central and southern districts. Early frosts will become much more
isolated and mostly confined to the southeast interior. The dry, warm and gusty
W'ly wind flow will result in increasing fire dangers through southern parts of
the state, particularly through the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Maranoa
and Warrego districts. Isolated light showers will occur along the northeast
tropical coast, with fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
The trough will move east over southern districts, approaching the southeast
coast at night. W to NW winds will strengthen further through southern parts of
the state, combining with the warm, dry airmass to increase fire dangers,
particularly over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Maranoa and Warrego
districts. The trough will generate some instability with its passage though no
rainfall is expected due to the dry airmass. A cooler SW'ly wind change will
extend over far western parts of the state in the wake of the trough. Early
frost patches should be confined to elevated ground over the southeastern
interior. Isolated showers will occur over the northeast tropical coast, though
contract to areas north of Cooktown during the day.
Forecast for Saturday
The trough will contract off the southern and central coasts in the early
hours of the morning. A high pressure system moving east over the Great
Australian Bight will extend a cool, dry S to SW wind flow into Queensland in
the wake of the trough. Widespread early frosts are likely through the southern,
central and southeast interior. Isolated light showers will persist over far
northeastern parts of the Peninsula district. Some high cloud will develop
through western districts ahead of an upper level trough though with no rain.
Fine and sunny conditions will occur elsewhere.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high pressure system will move east over New South Wales towards the
Tasman Sea during the outlook period. A series of upper troughs will move east
over Queensland, increasing cloud through the tropics on Sunday with patchy
light rain developing. This cloud should contract east into the Coral Sea on
Monday. Winds will then tend more onshore as the high shifts east, with isolated
showers developing over along the east tropical and central coasts in the moist
wind flow. The upper trough will also generate some patchy high cloud through
the interior though with no rainfall expected due to a dry airmass persisting.
Early frost areas will persist about the central, southern and southeast
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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