Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 5/12 - 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 Gulf Country,
Northwest, Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country,
Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Southeast Coast, Wide Bay
and Burnett and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts
for today.
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Northwest and parts of the
Channel Country, Central West, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders districts for Thursday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough extends from the Gulf Country to the Central Coast. A high pressure
system over the Great Australian Bight extends a firm ridge over western and
southern Queensland with dry, gusty SE to SW winds. The surface trough is
expected to move west over the tropical interior during Thursday as the high
moves into the Tasman Sea late in the day and a ridge develops over the east
Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Gulf Country, the northeast
tropics and the Central Coast. Fine, dry and mostly clear conditions elsewhere.
Light to moderate NE to NW winds over the tropics, fresh at times. Moderate to
fresh and gusty SE to SW winds over remaining districts. A Severe 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, Southeast Coast and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders districts. A Very High fire danger in the Capricornia district.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics and tropical
interior, including the eastern Gulf Country. Partly cloudy with isolated
showers about the Central Coast and Southeast Coast. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions will occur over remaining parts of the state. Moderate to fresh and
gusty SE to NE winds, shifting SW to SE over southern districts. A warm to hot
day in the north and central districts. A Severe to Extreme fire danger for the
Northwest and parts of the Gulf Country. A Severe fire danger for parts of the
Channel Country, Central West, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
A Very High fire danger for most remaining districts.
Forecast for Friday
The high should remain over the Tasman Sea with the associated onshore flow
expected to produce isolated showers along the east coast. The combination of a
moist E to NE flow and a weak upper trough is likely to generate scattered
showers and drizzle over the southeast, with more isolated showers and drizzle
over the southeast interior. The surface trough is expected to lie over the west
of the state with isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northwest,
northern tropics and central interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will
occur over remaining parts of the state, though morning cloud is expected over
the eastern interior. Maximum temperatures generally near or slightly above the
December average.
Forecast for Saturday
The high should remain over the Tasman Sea and maintain a ridge and an
onshore flow with isolated showers along most of the east coast of Queensland;
though the Central Coast is likely to remain fine at this stage. Instability
over the southeast of the state associated with a weak upper trough is likely to
continue generating isolated showers, with the chance of isolated afternoon and
evening thunderstorms near the southern border. The surface trough should lie
over the southwest of the state, with isolated showers and thunderstorms
expected to its east over western districts, the Gulf Country, and western Cape
York Peninsula. Possible late showers may also occur over the southern interior.
Maximum temperatures generally above the December average over the interior,
particularly over the southwest.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is likely to remain over the Tasman Sea and slowly weaken, but is
expected to maintain a ridge and an onshore flow with isolated showers along
most of the east coast of Queensland; though the Central Queensland Coast is
likely to remain fine at this stage. The surface trough is likely to lie over
the northwest of the state, but move east over the southern Queensland interior.
It is expected to generate isolated showers and thunderstorms over western
districts, and across the southern interior. The influence of another upper
trough over far southern Queensland is also likely to generate isolated showers
and thunderstorms over the southeast and central interior, tending scattered
about the elevated ground and ranges. Maximum temperatures generally above the
December average over the interior.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The ridge over the east Queensland coast is expected to intensify once again
as the next upstream high pressure system moves from the Great Australian Bight
and into the far southern Tasman Sea during the period. Fresh to possibly strong
SE winds associate with the firm ridge are likely to generate showers about the
east coast. The surface trough is expected to linger over the interior of the
state, drifting into the southeast interior on Monday, before retreating west
back over the southern interior. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely
near and east of the trough over western districts and the southern and
southeast interior, tending scattered near the border areas. Maximum
temperatures generally above the December average over the interior but near or
slightly below average in the east due to the onshore winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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