Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 24/12 - 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 has been issued for coastal waters from
Double Island Point to Point Danger including Moreton Bay for Tuesday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough extends from the Gulf Country to the state's southeast.  A
high over Southern Australia is expected to push a cooler southerly change into
Queensland's southeast late this evening and during Tuesday morning.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Scattered showers and gusty storms extending from the central interior to the
state's southeast, contracting towards the coast during the evening.  Some of
these thunderstorms may be severe.  Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of
the state.  Light to moderate S to SE winds over the state's interior.  Light to
moderate SE to NE winds over most eastern districts, ahead of a cooler, fresh
and gusty S'ly change across the far southeast late in the evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
The southerly wind change is expected to push through the Wide Bay region
early in the morning, and reach the Capricornia region during the afternoon.  A
surface trough is expected to reach inland from the wind change into the Central
Highlands region.  Isolated showers and storms near the trough and wind change,
mainly during the afternoon.  Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the
state, and milder temperatures about the southeast in moderate to fresh
southerly winds, strong at times in the morning.  Light to moderate southeast to
northeast winds over the remainder of the state, fresh at times about the
northeast coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
A high over the Tasman Sea should push milder southerly winds further
northwards into the Central Coast region.  Light showers and areas of mainly
morning drizzle about the Central Coast and Central Highlands regions.  The
chance of some isolated afternoon thunderstorms from the southern interior,
across the Central Highlands and into the Central Coast region as a surface
trough deepens.  Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state.  High
cloud will enter the far west of the state late in the day though with no rain.
Very warm to hot temperatures in the west of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
The high over the Tasman should maintain a ridge along the Queensland coast,
and an associated onshore flow is expected to push showers across the tropical
east coast.  Some isolated showers and storms are possible from the north
tropical coast through the central interior and into the southern inland.  Cloud
is expected to increase over the Channel Country ahead of an upper level trough,
and some local thunder is possible, but little or no rain.  Fine and mostly
sunny conditions elsewhere. Very warm to hot temperatures in the west, with
increasing fire dangers.
Forecast for Friday
A weak ridge of high pressure is expected to remain along the east coast, and
should push some isolated showers across the northeast coast.  The upper level
trough should gradually approach Queensland's far southwestern border late in
the day, and cloud should increase further over the Channel Country with some
local thunder but still little or no rain.  Fine over the remainder of the state
and very warm to hot across the southern interior.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The upper level trough is expected to move eastwards across Queensland during
the outlook period, extending a cloud band with scattered showers and isolated
storms across the interior and the southeast during the weekend, and across the
remainder of the eastern districts as it weakens on Monday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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