Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for east coastal waters
between Torres Strait and Cooktown.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for Northeast Gulf Waters north of 11 degrees
South.
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 Tasman Sea is expected to move east towards New
Zealand during the next couple of days. The high extends a ridge with southeast
winds along the east Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers about the coast north of about Gympie. Fine and partly
cloudy elsewhere. Fresh to strong and gusty SE winds about the northeast
tropical coast. Mostly light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers about the coast north of about Gympie. Morning fog patches
about eastern districts. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. A very warm day in
the west and southern interior. Fresh to strong and gusty SE winds about the
northeast tropical coast. Mostly light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere,
shifting NE to NW in the west and southern interior. A Very High Fire Danger in
the Peninsula, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders forecast districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is expected to lie near New Zealand with a weakening ridge along the
tropical Queensland coast. Isolated showers are expected about the east coast
north from the Wide Bay and Fraser Island. Morning fog patches are likely over
eastern districts. A surface trough is expected to enter the Channel Country
during the morning and move east to lie from the northwest of the state to the
Darling Downs by evening. Very warm N to NW winds are expected ahead of the
trough over southern Queensland, with very fresh and gusty S to SW winds in its
wake. This is likely to lead to a severe fire danger in the Channel Country and
most parts of the southern interior, with an increased fire danger over the
remainder of western and southeast Queensland. Strong N'ly winds are likely to
develop along the far southern Queensland coast during the afternoon and
evening. Areas of cloud are likely to develop with and ahead of the surface
trough over central and southeast districts during the day, with the chance of
isolated showers about the southern border areas. However, any rainfall is
unlikely to be significant at this stage.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough is likely to move off the southern Queensland coast during
the morning. This will be followed by fresh to strong S'ly winds along the coast
and dry, cooler and gusty SW to SE winds across the interior as a new high moves
across the Great Australian Bight. Cloud and possible light showers associated
with the trough are likely to clear southeast Queensland during the early
morning. The trough is likely to lie from the Gulf Country to the Capricornia
during the day with some afternoon cloud, however it should remain fine in most
areas. Only isolated light showers remain possible over far northern Cape York
Peninsula.
Forecast for Saturday
A new high moving across southeast Australia is likely to extend a ridge over
eastern Queensland with moderate to fresh S to SE winds along the east coast.
Isolated showers are expected about most of the tropical coast, as well as along
the exposed southern Queensland coast in the S to SE airstream. Remaining dry
across the interior with a cool morning. Some early frosts about parts of the
southeast interior.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high is expected to move across the Tasman Sea and maintain a ridge with
SE winds along the east Queensland coast. As a result, isolated showers are
likely to continue about most of the east coast in the onshore airstream. Early
frost is possible about the Granite Belt region on Sunday. A surface trough is
likely to form over the central and southern interior of the state during Sunday
with areas of cloud developing. An upper level trough is likely to move over the
state during Monday and Tuesday, and is expected to deepen the surface trough on
Monday while moving a little further eastwards on Tuesday. This is expected to
increase instability east of the surface trough and generate some showers and
thunderstorms over the central and southeast interior on Monday, which may then
move further east and also affect central and southeast coastal districts on
Tuesday. Remaining fine over western Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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