Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 9/12 - 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 for
today and Monday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1026 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east
Queensland coast. A stronger high over southern Australia is moving eastwards,
and will strengthen the ridge along the east coast during Monday. A surface
trough lies over southwest Queensland, and will remain slow moving.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over western districts, and also over the
southern and central interior. Isolated showers elsewhere along the east coast
and over northern Cape York. Fine though partly cloudy over the remainder of the
state. Fresh and gusty SE to SW winds spreading over the Channel Country. Light
to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh and gusty over the interior and at
times along the east coast. A Severe to Extreme fire danger in the Channel
Country. A Very High fire danger in the remainder of the western districts,
central districts, Northern Goldfields, Upper Flinders, Darling Downs and
Granite Belt.
Forecast for Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over western districts, and over the
southern and central interior and into western parts of the Southeast Coast.
Showers and thunderstorms tending scattered over the southeast inland and parts
of the central interior in the afternoon and evening. Isolated showers along the
east coast, tending scattered in the southeast. Fine though partly cloudy over
the remainder of the state. A warm to hot day over the interior. Fresh and gusty
SE to SW winds over the Channel Country. Light to moderate SE to NE winds
elsewhere, fresh and gusty at times along the east coast. A Severe to Extreme
fire danger in the Channel Country. A Very High fire danger in the Gulf Country,
North West, Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, and Northern
Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high over southern Australia is expected to move into the southern Tasman
Sea and maintain the firm ridge over the east Queensland coast with scattered
showers, more isolated over the adjacent inland. These showers are expected to
be more frequent due to the stronger onshore flow and the influence of an upper
trough over the Coral Sea. The surface trough over the southwest is expected to
move west to near the southwest Queensland border, once again allowing showers
and thunderstorms to continue over the west of the state and across the southern
and southeast interior. Fine over the remainder of the state. Daytime
temperatures remaining a little above average over the west.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high is expected to remain over the southern Tasman, maintaining the firm
ridge over the east Queensland coast. Scattered showers are therefore expected
to continue about the east coast, more isolated over the adjacent inland. Local
thunder is possible over the Southeast Coast due to the upper trough. The upper
trough over the Coral Sea is forecast to intensify, and this will deepen a
surface trough over the eastern Coral Sea. The inland surface trough is expected
to move west of the border, with isolated showers and thunderstorms expected to
contract to western districts. Fine over the remainder of the state. Daytime
temperatures remaining a little above average over the west.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is expected to move towards New Zealand while slowly weakening. The
ridge will therefore weaken slightly, but the surface trough over the Coral Sea
will strengthen and maintain fresh to possibly strong winds along the southern
coast. Scattered showers are expected to continue over the southern east coast,
more isolated over the adjacent inland and over the northern coast. Local
thunder is possible over the Southeast Coast. The inland surface trough is
expected to remain near the western border, with isolated showers and
thunderstorms expected in western districts. Fine over the remainder of the
state. Daytime temperatures remaining a little above average over the west.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The high will continue moving east past New Zealand, weakening the ridge
further. The trough over the Coral Sea moves slowly west resulting in showers
over eastern districts. Increasing winds over the southern Coral Sea may also
generate increasing swell along the southern Queensland coast late in the week
and over the weekend. The weak surface trough over central Australia may
continue to produce isolated showers and thunderstorms over the far west and
about the Gulf Country on Friday and the weekend as an upper level trough moves
into western Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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