Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 6/12 - 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 has been issued for the Southeast
Coast, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Channel Country, and parts of the Wide
Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego and Northwest districts for Sunday.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Double Island Point
and Point Danger, including Moreton Bay, for Sunday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weakening ridge extends along the tropical east Queensland coast. A trough
lying over southeast Australia is expected to move northwards and move over
southern Queensland during Sunday, extending a strong and gusty S to SE change
along the southeast Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Cloudy with scattered showers over Cape York Peninsula. Isolated showers
about the North Tropical Coast and northern Gulf Country. Fine and mostly clear
elsewhere. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds over the northern tropics, tending
light to moderate NE to NW elsewhere, fresh about the Southeast Coast. A Very
High Fire Danger over the southwest, southern and southeast districts.
Forecast for Sunday
Cloudy with scattered showers over northern Cape York Peninsula. Isolated
showers about southern Cape York Peninsula and the far northern Gulf Country.
Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere, though some late cloud about the far southeast.
A very warm to hot day in western, central and southeast districts. Mostly
moderate SE to NE winds over the northern tropics. Moderate to fresh and gusty
NE to NW winds elsewhere, tending fresh to strong near the Southeast Coast. A
moderate to fresh and gusty SW to SE change extending north over southern
Queensland during the day, tending strong and gusty along the southeast
Queensland coast. A Severe Fire Danger for the Southeast Coast, Darling Downs
and Granite Belt, Channel Country, and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett,
Maranoa and Warrego and Northwest districts. A Very High Fire Danger in the
Central West, most central districts and the Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders district.
Forecast for Monday
The surface trough is expected to move northwards onto the Capricornia coast
before stalling, with fresh SE winds and cooler conditions expected over the
southeast. Generally cloudy over most of the southeast with light showers and
areas of drizzle extending, inland into the eastern Darling Downs and Granite
Belt. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state, except for some
isolated showers over far northern Cape York Peninsula. An upper trough is
likely to produce some high cloud over the southern interior but no rain is
expected at this stage owing to the dry lower atmospheric conditions. Remaining
warm over most of the interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The surface trough is expected to weaken and move southwards again across the
state's southeast, allowing northerly winds to spread back into the southeast
corner of the state. Cloudy with isolated showers and morning drizzle areas over
most southeast districts with the trough. Partly cloudy over central districts.
The remainder of the state should be fine and mostly sunny. Warm to very warm
conditions will continue over most of the state, except for the far south and
northeast tropics.
Forecast for Wednesday
A new and stronger surface trough is expected to move across western and
southern Queensland during the day and is expected to generate some showers and
possible thunderstorms over the southeast and central districts to its east. A
significant upper level trough is expected to move towards the southwest of the
state late in the day, and is expected to increase middle level cloud over the
west, central and southern interior of the state with some patchy rain and
isolated thunderstorms developing late in the day or at night. Fine and partly
cloudy elsewhere. Remaining warm across most of the state, particularly in
central and southeast districts. An increased fire danger in the west and south.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The strong surface trough is expected to move a little further north and east
on Thursday before moving off the east coast late Friday. The significant upper
level trough is expected to move across the state during Thursday and Friday,
and combined with the surface trough is expected to bring a cloud band with
showers, rain and thunderstorms from the northwest to the southeast, which will
spread eastwards over tropical and central districts by late Thursday before
moving off most of the east coast by late Friday. Very warm to hot temperatures
ahead of the surface trough, with much cooler gusty SW to SE winds likely in its
wake. Cloudy with isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the southern
and southeast interior in the wake of the cloud band, clearing on Saturday.
Isolated showers are likely to redevelop over the northeast tropics on the
weekend as a new ridge extends across the northern half of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Sunday.
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