Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 6/12 - 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 Friday for the
Channel Country, Northwest and Maranoa and Warrego districts and parts of the
Central West and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Noosa Heads and
Point Danger, extending north to Double Island Point during Friday. A Strong
Wind Warning is current for Moreton Bay.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1026 hPa] over the northern Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east
Queensland coast. The ridge is expected to weaken during today and tomorrow as
the high moves eastwards across the Tasman Sea. A trough, currently over the
Queensland interior, will weaken this evening. A new trough will enter the
southwest of the state on Friday morning and move rapidly north and east across
the state during Friday.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated light showers about the northeast tropical coast. Fine and mostly
clear elsewhere. Moderate E to SE winds over the tropics, fresh at times along
the east coast. Moderate to fresh and gusty N'ly winds about the southern coast,
strong at times south of Noosa Heads during the afternoon and evening. Moderate
to fresh NE to NW winds elsewhere, gusty at times over the interior.
Forecast for Friday
Fine and partly cloudy across most 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 the trough. Isolated gusty
showers or thunderstorms may develop over the southeast, particularly about the
southern border. However, little rainfall is expected. Isolated showers about
the east tropical coast, mostly north of about Ingham. Cooler temperatures will
extend through the southwestern corner of the state in the wake of the trough.
Severe Fire Dangers are expected through the Channel Country, Northwest, Maranoa
and Warrego districts and parts of the Central West and Darling Downs and
Granite Belt districts. A Very High Fire Danger in the Southeast Coast district.
Fresh and gusty S to SW winds will extend through the west and south of the
state. Fresh and strong N to NW winds over southeast districts ahead of the
trough. Moderate SE winds over the tropics.
Forecast for Saturday
The trough will contract east off the southeast Queensland coast in the early
hours of the morning. 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. Fine and mostly sunny across the state with any possible
isolated shower activity about southeast districts clearing during the very
early morning, with little rainfall expected. Cloud will increase over the
northern Peninsula district due to the passage of a weak trough though only
patchy rain or isolated showers are expected. 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 continue to extend dry S to SE winds across most of the state.
SE'ly winds will increase about the northeast tropical coast, with isolated
showers developing in the moist onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions will extend across much of the remainder of the state although a weak
trough is likely to bring isolated showers to exposed parts of the southeast
coast and southern border ranges. Strong winds are likely in the southeast Gulf
of Carpentaria during the morning. Early frosts will return to the Maranoa and
Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
Forecast for Monday
The high will move east into the Tasman Sea, maintaining a ridge along the
central and tropical coasts of Queensland. A weak surface trough may also
develop over the interior of the state. Isolated showers are likely to extend to
most of the east coast in the moist onshore wind flow, extending to adjacent
inland areas during the afternoon. The remainder of the state should be fine and
mostly sunny as the dry airmass persists in the west. Early frosts are likely to
continue to about isolated parts of the southeast interior.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
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, although these
should contract to the central and tropical coast by Thursday. Fine and mostly
sunny conditions should persist elsewhere under the influence of a dry airmass.
Isolated early morning frosts will most likely continue about the southeastern
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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