Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 7/12 - 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 the Gulf Country
and Northwest districts, and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
district for Saturday.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough moved through the southeast coast during Friday evening and
will move northwards through the Central and southern Tropical Coasts during
Saturday morning. A high [1032 hPa] over the Great Australian Bight will direct
cooler, drier air across most of Queensland behind the trough.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Fine, dry and sunny over most of the state, except for some isolated, mainly
light showers over northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula.  Mainly moderate SW
to SE winds over the eastern districts, fresh and gusty during the day over the
western districts with a Severe Fire Danger in the North West, Gulf Country and
parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.  High to Very
High fire danger over the remainder of the interior of the state and about the
southeast of the state. Early fog patches about the Central Coast and southern
Tropical coast. Cooler across most of the state with possible areas of morning
frost about the Granite Belt.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to move eastwards 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. However, 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 across the remainder of the state. Strong winds are likely in
the southeast Gulf of Carpentaria during the morning and about the northeast
coast tropical coast during the day. Early frosts about the Maranoa and Darling
Downs and Granite Belt districts.
Forecast for Monday
The high is expected to lie near the New South Wales coast late in the day
and should maintain dry and settled conditions across most of Queensland.
Mainly fine across the far eastern districts, though an onshore wind flow may
produce isolated showers, mainly north of Townsville. Fresh to strong SE winds
will persist about the northeast tropical coast. A cool morning over the
southern interior with the chance of some morning frost about the Granite Belt.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high should lie over the Tasman Sea, directing an onshore flow and some
isolated, mainly light showers over the far eastern districts north of about
Gladstone. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of Queensland. Fresh to
strong SE winds will persist about the northeast tropical coast. The chance of
some morning frost about the Granite Belt.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
A new, weak high should form late in the week over southern Australia,
maintaining the dry and fine conditions across Queensland's interior. Mainly
fine about the far eastern districts except for some isolated showers about the
coast in the onshore flow.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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