Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 30/12 - 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 surface trough is expected to move northwards across the state's eastern
districts today, before contracting offshore overnight. A high pressure system
over southern Australia is directing dry air over most of the state behind the
surface trough.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Some isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible during the morning about
the southeast, contracting northwards into the Wide Bay and southeast tropics
during the day. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds over the eastern districts, with drier moderate to
locally fresh SW to SE winds elsewhere. A Very High Fire Danger in the Channel
Country and Northwest forecast districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The high is expected to move towards New South Wales, resulting in dry, fine
and sunny conditions over most of Queensland, except for the central coast and
the northeast where an onshore flow should produce some isolated showers. Areas
of morning frost about the southeast and southern interior. Moderate to fresh SW
to SE winds across most of the state, fresh and gusty over the northwest.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to remain over New South Wales, maintaining fine and dry
conditions over most of Queensland, except for some isolated showers about the
northeast.  Areas of morning frost about the southern and southeast interior.
Forecast for Monday
The high is expected to remain over New South Wales, keeping most of
Queensland fine and settled, with the exception of the central and northeast
coast, where just some isolated showers are expected.  Areas of frost over the
southern and southeast interior.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Remaining fine and mostly sunny over most of the state except for some
isolated showers about the tropical east coast as the ridge pushes a somewhat
moist air flow ashore. Warm to hot, gusty northerly winds will develop over
western and southern inland Queensland ahead a surface trough during Wednesday,
causing fire danger to increase. The early frost areas should contract into the
Granite Belt region by Wednesday morning. The surface trough is expected to
remain over the southwest on Thursday while weakening, but it is not expected to
produce rain as it passes over Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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