MELBOURNE - Oct 19/12 - 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 Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district. A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters between Double Island Point and Point Danger this afternoon. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high [1022 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the Queensland east coast. The high will gradually move eastwards over the next couple of days and weaken the ridge along the Queensland east coast by Sunday. A surface trough over southwest Queensland will move towards the east during today. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Possible isolated thunderstorms across the southern interior, though little or no rainfall expected. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will also be possible across southeast and parts of central Queensland, as well as western parts of the Gulf Country district. Isolated showers across far northern Queensland, tending scattered during the morning between about Lockhart River and Cape Melville. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Generally moderate to fresh SE to NE winds along the east coast. Moderate NE to NW winds, fresh at times, elsewhere, ahead of a SE to SW wind change moving over the southern interior during the day. Hot daytime temperatures across southern and western Queensland. Severe fire danger in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district. Very high fire danger in the Gulf Country, Northwest, Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast districts. Forecast for Sunday The high in the Tasman Sea will continue to move eastwards and weaken the ridge along the Queensland east coast. The surface trough over southern Queensland will become slow moving, though it should gradually move into the southeast of the state during the day. Patchy light rain and possible isolated thunderstorms across the southern interior, though little or no rainfall is expected to reach the ground. Isolated afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms across southeast and parts of central Queensland. Isolated showers should occur along the tropical east coast north of about Cairns. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot daytime temperatures across southern and western Queensland. Forecast for Monday Another, stronger, surface trough will move north along the New South Wales coast during the day and move into southeast Queensland in the afternoon or evening. Another high will move across southeastern Australia and begin to build a ridge along the southern Queensland coast in the wake of the trough. Early patchy light rain may occur over southern, southeast and parts of central Queensland. Isolated afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms across southeast and parts of central Queensland. Isolated showers across far northern Queensland, tending scattered along the tropical east coast north of about Cape Melville. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot daytime temperatures across southern, western and parts of central Queensland. Strong S to SE winds will develop along the east coast, south of about Hervey Bay, in the late afternoon and evening. Forecast for Tuesday The surface trough will continue to move northwards along the central Queensland coast, though should move offshore into the Coral Sea during the morning. The high over southeastern Australia will move eastwards into the Tasman Sea and will begin to build a firm ridge along the Queensland east coast. Isolated showers along much of the east coast, tending scattered north of about Cape Melville. Isolated afternoon showers may occur about remaining parts of the Peninsula district. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Cooler daytime temperatures across southern and parts of central Queensland. Strong S to SE winds will develop along the east coast, south of about Townsville, by the evening. An increasing S'ly swell is expected to develop over far southern waters by the evening. Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday The high in the Tasman Sea will become slow moving on Wednesday and will weaken into Friday. Another surface trough moving eastwards over central Australia will move across western Queensland by Thursday and should move into southeast and central parts of the state by Friday. Isolated showers along the east coast should gradually contract northwards by Friday. Isolated thunderstorms will become possible across western and southern Queensland. The swell over far southern waters will persist into Wednesday, though should begin to ease on Thursday. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Saturday. 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