Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 28/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for parts of the
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts for today.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters from Torres Strait to Cape
Melville.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1026hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east
Queensland coast. The high and associated ridge will weaken over the next couple
of days. A surface trough will enter far southwestern Queensland this evening.
Hot N'ly winds will extend over the interior of the state ahead of the
trough.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Scattered showers and drizzle on the east tropical coast between Innisfail
and Townsville, decreasing to isolated showers by the afternoon. Mostly fine
elsewhere along the east tropical and central coasts with just the chance of
isolated light showers. Some high cloud through far southern parts of the state
though with no rain. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Early light
frost patches on the Granite Belt. A warm to hot day with moderate to fresh NW
to NE winds over the interior, gusty at times southwest of about Charleville.
Fresh SE'ly winds on the far northeast tropical coast, strong at times north of
Cape Melville. Light winds along the remaining east coast, tending moderate to
fresh N'ly late afternoon and evening. Very High to Severe fire dangers in the
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The trough will move east over the interior of the state as a new high enters
the Great Australian Bight, extending a ridge and a cooler, dry airmass into far
western Queensland in the wake of the trough. The trough may produce isolated
afternoon and evening showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Maranoa, southern
Central Highlands and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts, though with
little or no rain. Hot and gusty NW'ly winds will also extend through these
districts ahead of the trough, leading to increasing fire dangers. Mostly fine
conditions are expected over far southeastern Queensland with just the chance of
isolated late showers or thunderstorms over inland and southern parts as the
trough approaches. Isolated showers will persist through Torres Strait. Fine and
mostly sunny conditions are expected over the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough is expected to move northeast over eastern Queensland to
extend from the central interior to Fraser Island in the evening. It will
combine with an upper level trough to produce a band of isolated showers and
thunderstorms from central districts to the southeast of the state. The high
will shift slowly east into southeastern Australia, maintaining a firm ridge and
dry conditions through western Queensland and the southern interior. Fine
conditions will occur over northern Queensland apart from isolated showers
through Torres Strait.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough will contract off remaining parts of the east coast early
Saturday morning. The upper trough will contract into the Coral Sea later in the
day, maintaining unstable conditions with isolated showers and possible
thunderstorms expected about the east coast and adjacent inland areas between
Cairns and Mackay. The high will move into eastern Victoria late in the day,
extending a dry, stable airmass through the remainder of Queensland with fine
and mostly sunny conditions expected. Early frost patches will return to parts
of the southern and southeastern interior under light winds and clear skies.
Fresh to strong S to SE winds are expected about the southern Gulf Country in
the morning.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Queensland's weather will largely be dominated by the high over eastern
Australia during the outlook period as it slowly moves east into the Tasman Sea.
Fresh to strong S to SE winds will extend along the east Queensland coast on
Sunday, before decreasing on Monday as the high begins to rapidly weaken.
Isolated showers will occur about the exposed east coast in the onshore wind
flow, particularly along the tropical coast. Fine conditions will persist over
the interior. A new trough will enter the southwest of the state on Tuesday
though at this stage it looks like with little or no rain. Early frost patches
will become confined to the Granite Belt from Monday as the wind flow tends
warmer N'ly ahead of the new trough.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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