Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 10/12 - 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.
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Channel Country and western parts
of the Maranoa and Warrego districts for Thursday.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Cape Moreton and
Point Danger, including Moreton Bay, extending northwards to Gladstone on
Thursday and including Hervey Bay.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for Southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters
for Thursday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A cold front will move north and east across western and southwestern
Queensland during the remainder of today. The cold front is then expected to
contract into the northeast of the state during Thursday and contract off the
southern coast of Queensland during Thursday evening. An upper trough is
expected to approach the southwest Queensland border tonight and move eastwards
into the southern interior during Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Partly cloudy over the west and southwest with patchy light rain and isolated
thunderstorms, though little rainfall is expected. Isolated showers and possible
thunderstorms over the eastern tropics, central and southeast districts. Fine
and partly cloudy elsewhere.  Moderate to fresh and gusty NE to NW winds,
strengthening along the far southern coast in the evening. Moderate to fresh and
gusty W to NW winds over the central, southern and southeast interior. Very warm
ahead of a cooler fresh to strong and gusty SW to SE change spreading over the
west and southwest. A Severe Fire Danger in the Channel Country, Maranoa and
Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. A Very High Fire Danger in
the Central West, Northwest, Central Highlands and Coalfields, and Northern
Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Forecast for Thursday
A cloud band with showers, patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms will affect
areas from the northwest to the southeast of the state early in the day and
spread eastwards across most of the state, before contracting off the east coast
late in the evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely over the
northeast tropics ahead of the surface trough. Warm conditions are expected
ahead of the cold front over the eastern tropics. Much colder conditions
elsewhere with fresh to strong and gusty SW to SE winds spreading across most of
the state from the west by late in the day or night. Moderate to fresh NW to NE
winds over eastern districts ahead of the cold front, tending fresh to strong
south of Gladstone. A Severe Fire Danger in the Channel Country and western
parts of the Maranoa and Warrego districts with a Very High Fire Danger over the
remainder of the interior of the state.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough system will have moved off the east coast by early Friday
morning. An unseasonably cold airmass will become established in the wake of
this trough, affecting southern and western Queensland and penetrating well into
the southern tropics. Partly cloudy conditions are likely in the cold, strong
and gusty southwesterly wind flow over the southeast inland, and there is the
chance of some light showers over the southern Darling Downs and Granite Belt
that may fall as sleet for a short period in the morning. Isolated showers about
the northeast tropics in the onshore flow.
Forecast for Saturday
Stable conditions over most of the state as a high pressure system becomes
established over southeastern Australia. Cool to cold and dry conditions
continuing for most areas away from the northern tropics, with early frost
likely over the southern Darling Downs and about the Granite Belt. Isolated
showers in the moist onshore flow over the northeast Peninsula. Strong winds are
expected along the far northeastern coast, and over the southeast Gulf of
Carpentaria during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday
The high pressure system will continue eastwards to lie over eastern New
South Wales by late in the day. Fine and mostly sunny condition are expected
across most of the state, although a weak SE'ly change may bring some isolated
showers to exposed parts of the Southeast Coast district. Isolated showers are
also likely about the far north of Cape York Peninsula in the moist onshore
flow. A cold morning across most of the state with maximum temperatures
returning to close to average over most of the state.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Mostly fine across the state. Moist SE winds are likely to bring isolated
showers to parts of the east coast as a strong ridge spreads across the state
from the high pressure system moving into the Tasman Sea. Temperatures gradually
returning to average about eastern districts, and rising to above average in the
west by Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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