Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 2/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between
Yeppoon and Point Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Northwest and parts of the
Channel Country, Central West, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts
for Saturday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weak ridge lies along the tropical east Queensland coast. A fresh to strong
and gusty S to SE change over the southern Queensland coast is expected to
spread northwards along the Capricornia coast this evening. A high pressure
system south of the continent is expected to move east into the Tasman Sea
during Saturday, and will extend a firm ridge along most of the east Queensland
coast. A surface trough is lying over the northwest and over the central
interior.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Showers and thunderstorms over the northwest and about the Gulf Country. Hazy
with isolated showers over the southeast, with isolated thunderstorms over the
Wide Bay, Burnett and southern Capricornia. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds
about the tropical east coast. Moderate to fresh and gusty mostly SW to SE winds
elsewhere, shifting fresh to strong and gusty S to SE over the southern
Queensland coast and moving north into the Capricornia during the evening. A
Very High Fire Danger over parts of the interior.
Forecast for Saturday
Cloudy with isolated showers and drizzle areas over the southeast. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms over central districts, extending into the Central
West and northeast Maranoa and Warrego district in the afternoon and evening.
Showers and isolated thunderstorms over the far northwest and about the Gulf
Country. Partly cloudy over the remainder of the tropics. Fine and mostly sunny
over the remainder of the state. A hot day over the west. Moderate to fresh SE
to NE winds, fresh and gusty at times over parts of the interior and along the
east coast. A Severe Fire Danger in the Northwest and parts of the Channel
Country, Central West, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts. A Very
High Fire Danger over the remainder of the interior.
Forecast for Sunday
The high over the Tasman Sea is expected to strengthen and extend a firm
ridge along most of the east Queensland coast with moderate to fresh SE winds.
Cloudy with isolated showers over the Capricornia and over all southeast
districts. A surface trough over the northwest and central interior is expected
to produce some showers and thunderstorms in these areas, as well as about the
Central Coast. Isolated showers about the North Tropical Coast. Fine and mostly
sunny over the southwest with maximum temperatures above average.
Forecast for Monday
The high is expected to drift towards southern New Zealand, maintaining a
firm ridge along the tropical east Queensland coast. An upper level ridge over
the Queensland interior should lead to conditions over most of Queensland to be
fine and sunny. However, isolated showers are expected in the onshore flow about
the tropical coast, tending to scattered showers about the North Tropical Coast
district. Fine though partly cloudy conditions are expected about southeast
Queensland. A new surface trough is expected to move into the far southwest with
maximum temperatures to remain above average over the west and southern interior
with an elevated fire danger. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely once
again over the far northwest and about the Gulf Country.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high is expected to remain near New Zealand with a ridge over eastern
Queensland leading to generally isolated showers along the tropical east coast.
A surface trough over the far southwest of the state is likely to generate a
band of showers and storms over the Gulf Country and also over the west of the
state, as an upper trough intensifies over central Australia. Fine and mostly
sunny elsewhere. Temperatures remaining above average over most of the interior.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The ridge along the east coast should maintain mostly fine conditions across
eastern districts, except for isolated showers about the northeast coast. The
surface trough over the west of the state is expected to remain slow moving with
showers and thunderstorms over the west and southern interior, spreading to
patchy rain areas. An upper trough is also expected to move into the west of the
state during Thursday before moving east with the surface trough on Friday. This
may move the band of showers and thunderstorms further east towards central and
southeast Queensland by Friday. Larger E to SE swells may affect the southern
Queensland coast late in the week due to a deepening low
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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