Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 23/12 - 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 and
parts of the Maranoa and Warrego districts for today.
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the North West, Central West, Channel
Country, and Maranoa and Warrego districts for Monday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high near New Zealand extends a weak ridge along the east tropical coast of
Queensland. A trough in the southwest of the state will extend towards eastern
Queensland during Monday.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Isolated showers over the Wide Bay and Burnett and Central Highlands and
Coalfields districts, with very isolated thunderstorms. Patchy cloud in the west
with little if any rain. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. A Severe fire danger
in the Channel Country district and a Very High to Severe fire danger in the
Maranoa and Warrego district. Light to moderate SE to NE winds over the tropics.
Cooler, fresh and gusty S'ly winds through southwestern Queensland. Light to
moderate NW to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times near the coast.
Forecast for Monday
Early morning fogs over eastern districts and near the southern Gulf of
Carpentaria coast. Patchy cloud with light rain and possible thunderstorms over
the southwest and southern interior during the morning. Isolated showers in the
southeast and central districts, becoming scattered in the afternoon with
thunderstorms. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A very warm to hot day for most
areas apart from the far southwest and parts of the northern tropics. A Severe
fire danger in the Northwest and Central West districts, a Very High to Severe
fire danger in the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts, and a Very
High fire danger in the Central Highlands and Coalfields district. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds over the tropics. A cooler, fresh and gusty S'ly change
extending east through the southwest and southern inland parts of the state.
Light to moderate NW to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times near the coast.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough is expected to contract off the southern coast in the
early hours, decreasing instability over southeastern Queensland. The surface
trough will also contract off the southern coast and shift north into central
waters during the day. A high moving east over southeastern Australia will
extend a fresh to strong S'ly wind flow through southern Queensland waters in
the wake of the trough. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms are expected
through central districts and the northern Wide Bay. Mostly fine conditions will
occur along the southern coast with only isolated showers. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions will persist elsewhere under the influence of a ridge. Cooler
temperatures will extend through far southern parts of the state in the S'ly
wind flow.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high will move east into the Tasman Sea, maintaining a ridge along the
east coast of Queensland. Fresh SE winds and isolated showers will extend north
along the east coast to the southern tropics. Unstable conditions will persist
through central districts and extend towards the Maranoa, with isolated showers
and afternoon and evening thunderstorms expected. High cloud will enter the far
west of the state late in the day though with no rain. Very warm to hot
temperatures will occur once again in the west of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
The high will move towards New Zealand, but the ridge will be maintained
along the Queensland coast and extend showers from the Central Coast to the far
north. Instability will remain through central and southern tropical areas of
the state, so showers and possible thunderstorms are expected and extend inland
towards the Central West district. Cloud increasing in the far west as the next
upper trough intensifies and moves into the Great Australian Bight, with
possible thunderstorms but producing little if any rain. Very warm to hot
temperatures in the west, with fire dangers increasing again.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The high will continue moving eastwards, relaxing the ridge along the east
coast of Queensland during the outlook period and decreasing the isolated
showers. The upper trough will move east over Queensland on Friday and Saturday,
passing off the southern coast on Sunday. A band of shower and thunderstorm
activity is expected with the passage of this upper trough along with a surface
trough. Hot temperatures will again develop over the interior of the state in
the N'ly wind flow ahead of the trough, with increasing fire dangers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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