Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Fire Weather Warning for the Channel Country district for
Wednesday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea is maintaining a very weak ridge along the east
coast of Queensland. A surface trough lies beneath an upper level trough over
Queensland's interior, and both systems are expected to move eastwards across
the state's southeast today, with the upper trough moving offshore overnight.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over southeastern districts,
with isolated showers over the southern tropics and central highlands, clearing
during the evening. Fine elsewhere. Mostly light winds, tending moderate NE to
NW over the southern interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy conditions over the southern interior, with some patchy light rain and
some local thunder, but little if any rainfall is expected. Fine elsewhere apart
from some early fog patches over eastern districts. Very warm to hot during the
day over the far west, with gusty N to NW winds ahead of a SW change over the
far southwest. Moderate SE to E winds over the northern tropics, tending
generally light and variable elsewhere. Very High to Severe fire danger over the
Channel Country.
Forecast for Thursday
An upper level ridge over central inland Queensland will produce dry and
stable and mostly sunny conditions over the state. Warm to hot temperature are
expected in the west, and spreading across the southern half of the state, with
increasing fire dangers over the southern interior.
Forecast for Friday
An upper level trough is expected to strengthen as it moves rapidly across
Queensland's southern districts, whilst a surface trough is expected to extend
from the state's central west into the southeast interior. A cloud band will
extend across the state's south, but low humidity levels will mean that it will
produce little if any rain, and that any thunderstorm activity over the
remaining southern districts will be very isolated at best. Very warm to hot
temperatures over the southern half of the state and the northwest. Fresh and
gusty winds either side of the surface trough are expected to increase fire
dangers into the very high to severe range across southern districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper trough will move offshore to be replaced by a more benign upper
pattern, and this should lead to fine conditions returning throughout
Queensland, although it should remain very warm to hot over the southern half of
the state..
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The air over the state should remain dry and stable, keeping most areas fine
over the outlook period. Very warm to hot across the weekend, though a new high
over southern Australia should push some cooler air into the Channel Country
during Sunday. Temperatures easing over the remainder of the interior on Monday,
and also moderating over the eastern districts. A southerly change may produce
isolated showers and thunderstorms near the southeast coast early in the new
week, but this activity is unlikely to spread very far inland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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