Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 27/12 - 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 following forecast districts for
Friday:
Channel Country; parts of the Northwest, Central West, Maranoa and Warrego,
Darling Downs and Granite Belt.
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.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated showers over the central and north tropical coasts through the
central interior and into the Maranoa and Warrego region. Cloud increasing over
the western Channel Country with some local thunder possible, but little or no
rain. Fine conditions elsewhere. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at
times about the east coast. Very high fire danger over the Channel Country.
Forecast for Friday
Cloudy over the state's southwest with showers and thunderstorms over the
region, increasing during the day. Isolated showers along the east coast north
of Ingham, tending scattered about the wet tropics. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms about the western Gulf Country. Fine over the remainder of the
state. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, becoming hot and fresh to strong
northwest winds over the state's southwest, producing a severe to extreme fire
danger, ahead of a much cooler, but still gusty, SW change.
Forecast for Saturday
An upper level trough and associated surface cold front should produce
scattered showers, isolated storms and areas of 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.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough will decay further and move off the eat coast, however a new
upper trough will develop and move rapidly northeastwards towards southern and
western Queensland. At the same time, a ridge will develop along the east coast
from a large high near Adelaide, leading to increasing onshore flow, which will
gradually feed moisture inland. This will lead to isolated the scattered showers
developing along the entire east coast and adjacent inland. It should remain
fine in the west due to the dry airmass in place.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The high pressure system over southern Australia should continue to direct an
onshore flow, with showers spreading further inland over the eastern districts
with the assistance of the new upper level trough. A few thunderstorms are also
likely to redevelop about the central inland. These onshore winds may freshen,
and the showers may become more widespread about the Fraser Coast area as a
surface trough deepens offshore. Temperatures should remain near the seasonal
average through the outlook period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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