Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 5/12 - 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 is current for the Channel Country
district.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters between Noosa Heads and
Point Danger, including Moreton Bay for Thursday afternoon and evening.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1025 hPa] over the northern Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east
Queensland coast. The ridge is expected to weaken during Thursday as the high
moves eastwards across the Tasman Sea. A trough over southwest Queensland will
move slowly eastwards across the southern interior during Thursday whilst
weakening.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated light showers about the northeast tropics. Isolated light showers
about the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere.
Fresh and gusty N to NW winds over the southwest of the state will lead to areas
of raised dust. Moderate to fresh NW to NE winds elsewhere over the interior and
southern coast. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds about the east tropical and
central coasts. A Severe fire danger over the Channel Country district and a
Very High fire danger over the Maranoa and Warrego district and through the
Central West and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
Forecast for Thursday
Fine and mostly sunny across the state with only patchy cloud about the
interior in the state due to the surface trough. Isolated light showers will
continue about the east coast, mainly north of about St. Lawrence. Warm to hot N
to NW winds and elevated fire dangers will extend east into the Maranoa and
southeast districts. A Very High fire danger about the Maranoa and Warrego
district and the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. N'ly winds are also
expected to strengthen over the far southern coast during the afternoon and
evening.
Forecast for Friday
A second surface trough will most likely move rapidly east over the interior
of the state. Warm to hot daytime temperatures will again extend through much of
southern Queensland and the central interior in the N to NW wind flow ahead of
this trough. There is some possibility of isolated gusty shower or thunderstorm
activity developing in the afternoon over the southern and southeast interior,
particularly about the southern border, extending towards the Southeast Coast in
the evening. However, little or no rainfall is expected at this stage. Isolated
shower activity will occur about the east tropical coast north of about Ingham
in the continuing moist onshore wind flow. Elevated fire dangers are expected to
persist across most of the southern interior of the state.
Forecast for Saturday
The trough will most likely contract east off the southeast Queensland coast
in the early hours of the morning. The associated patchy cloud band and possible
isolated shower or thunderstorm activity will clear southeast districts during
the very early morning, with little rainfall expected at this stage. A large
high over the Great Australian Bight will extend a ridge and a cooler, dry
airmass though western and southern Queensland in the wake of the trough. Cloudy
over the northern Peninsula district due to the passage of a weak trough though
only patchy rain or isolated showers are expected. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions are expected over the remainder of the tropics and central
Queensland. Strong winds are likely in the southeast Gulf of Carpentaria during
the morning.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to move east to be over New South Wales by late Sunday.
The high will extend dry S to SE winds across most of the state. Fresh to strong
SE winds about northeast tropical waters should lead to isolated showers about
the east coast north of about Cardwell. Fine and mostly sunny across most of the
state although a weak trough is likely to bring isolated showers to exposed
parts of the southeast coast. Strong winds are likely in the southeast Gulf of
Carpentaria during the morning.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The high will move slowly east over the Tasman Sea during the outlook period,
extending a ridge along the east coast of Queensland. Isolated showers will
develop about the east coast as the wind flow tends more onshore. A surface
trough will most likely develop over the interior of the state on Monday, with
possible isolated showers developing over the eastern interior in the moist
NE'ly wind flow to the east of the trough. Fine and mostly sunny conditions
should persist in the west under the influence of a dry airmass. Isolated early
morning frosts will most likely return to the southeastern interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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