Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 26/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
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 extends a ridge along Queensland's east coast.  A
surface trough stretches from the state's northwest into the southern interior,
and is expected to drift westwards during the day.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated showers and storms extending from the central and north tropical
coasts through the central interior and into the Maranoa and Warrego region.
Cloud increasing over the Channel Country with some local thunder possible, but
little or no rain. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Light to moderate
SE to NE winds, fresh at times about the east coast. Very warm to hot
temperatures in the west, with very high fire danger over the Channel Country.
Forecast for Friday
A weak ridge of high pressure is expected to remain along the east coast, and
the associated onshore flow should push some isolated showers across the
northeast coast. An upper level trough should maintain a cloud band over the
state's southwest as it approaches, and is likely to generate showers and storms
over the region, increasing during the day.   Hot and gusty northwest winds are
also likely to generate a severe to extreme fire danger over the state's
southwest, ahead of a much cooler, but still gusty, SW change. Fine over the
remainder of the state, though with the chance of some storms about the Gulf
Country.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper level trough and the surface cold front should produce scattered
showers, isolated storms and areas of at least patchy rain across the Gulf
Country and the interior districts, contracting eastwards during the day.  Some
patchy rain may also reach the southeast coast late in the day or evening. Fine
and mostly sunny over the remaining eastern districts. Warm to very warm over
the eastern districts ahead of the cloud band, with much cooler SW winds
developing over much of the interior districts following the passage of the cold
front.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper level trough should extend the cloud band over the central and
eastern districts, bringing patchy areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms to
those regions.  The cloud cover, and the decaying cold front should cause
temperatures to ease about the state's southeast.  Fine and sunny over the
state's far west, and clearing over the central districts as the cloud band
contracts eastwards.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The upper level trough and cloud band should clear the east coast late on
Sunday night.  A new high pressure system over southern Australia should direct
an onshore flow and showers over the eastern districts during the outlook
period.  These onshore winds may freshen, and the showers may become more
widespread about the Fraser Coast area early in the new week if a surface trough
deepens offshore.  A new upper level trough should also strengthen over western
Queensland early in the new week, helping isolated storms to form over the
central and eastern interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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