Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 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 is current for parts of the Northwest
and Gulf Country districts for today.
A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the parts of the Northwest, Central
West, Channel Country and Warrego districts for Friday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over southern Australia extends a strengthening ridge
along the east coast of Queensland. A surface trough extends from the Gulf
Country to the northern interior, while another weak surface trough off the
southeast coast will move west over land this evening.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over the northeast districts,
the northern interior, the Peninsula district and the eastern parts of the Gulf
Country. Fine and mostly clear over most of the state. Light to moderate SE to
NE winds. A Severe to Extreme fire danger for the Northwest and parts of the
Channel Country, Central West, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders districts.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over the far north and
northwest regions. Isolated showers along the tropical east coast. Scattered
showers about the southeast coast, developing inland to the eastern Darling
Downs during the day. Fine, dry and mostly sunny over the remainder of the
state. Light to moderate SE to NE winds. A severe fire danger over the central
west and far west, very high fire danger over most remaining districts except
the far north and far southeast.
Forecast for Saturday
The high should remain over the Tasman Sea, with the onshore flow providing
mainly isolated showers over Queensland's southeast coast and adjacent inland,
and the tropical east coast north of about Ingham. A weak mid level trough may
also provide sufficient instability to support the development of isolated
thunderstorms over the southern border ranges during the afternoon and evening.
The surface trough should lie over the southwest of the state, with isolated
showers and thunderstorms expected to its east over most of the western
districts. Daytime temperatures again rising to well above the December average
over the Channel Country.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to drift into the eastern reaches of the Tasman Sea,
maintaining fine and mostly sunny conditions over the central coast and the
northern interior.  Mostly fine over the state's northeast, though some isolated
showers are possible about the north tropical coast and some isolated
thunderstorms may occur over the northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula. The
surface trough should drift eastwards across the southern interior, allowing
mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms to form in a band from the state's
northwest down through the central west and into the southern and southeastern
interior.
Forecast for Monday
The ridge will continue to weaken along the tropical east coast, while the
surface trough over the interior should remain virtually stationary. An upper
level trough approaching the far southeast is likely to lead to an increase
instability over the area, with scattered showers about the coast, and Isolated
showers and thunderstorms are also likely to continue east of the inland surface
trough from the northwest to the southeast inland. It should remain fine near
the tropical east coast, apart from the far north.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
A new high pressure system will reinforce the ridge of high pressure along
Queensland's east coast, and an associated onshore wind flow should push showers
onto the state's eastern districts. The surface trough should retreat westwards
to near the Northern Territory border by mid-week, and mainly isolated showers
and thunderstorms are expected in a band over the far west of Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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