Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 15/12 - 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
eastwards. A series of cold fronts will move east over southeastern Australia
over the next few days, with an associated trough approaching western Queensland
late on Thursday and 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 clear
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 W to NW over southern districts.
Forecast for Thursday
Fine and mostly sunny across most of the state with only isolated light
showers about the northeast tropical coast. Dry W'ly winds 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 with Very High fire dangers through
the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Maranoa and Warrego and Southeast Coast
districts.
Forecast for Friday
The trough will move east over southern districts, approaching the southeast
coast in the late evening. 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. Fine and mostly sunny across most of the state with only
isolated showers over the northeast tropical coast. 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.
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.
Forecast for Sunday
A weak upper trough is likely to move across the state, lead to increasing
cloud and possible patchy light rain northeast of about Bowen to Normanton. The
high pressure system should move east into New South Wales and maintain fine and
mostly sunny conditions over the remainder of the state with only patchy high
cloud about the southern interior. Widespread early frosts are likely through
the southern, central and southeast interior.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The high pressure system will move east across the Tasman Sea during the
outlook period. Winds will then tend more onshore as the high shifts eastwards,
with isolated showers developing over along the east tropical and central coasts
in the moist wind flow. A new upper trough is likely to move into the far
southwest on Monday and then further eastwards across the state on Tuesday. This
may lead to some light showers about the southern interior on Tuesday but
generally most of the state will remain dry on Tuesday and Wednesday. Early
frost areas will persist about the central, southern and southeast interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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