Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 26/12 - 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 southern and western
parts of the Channel Country district.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends along the east Queensland coast. A surface
trough extends over southwest Queensland with an unstable airmass across most of
the state, but particularly over the interior. An upper level trough will enter
the far west of the state during today.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Fine and dry in the far southwest. Scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms
over remaining parts of western Queensland and the southern interior with
locally heavy falls possible with storms. Some storms will likely be severe.
Mostly cloudy in the southeast with isolated showers, scattered near the coast
during the morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over central
districts and northern and western parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling
Downs and Granite Belt districts. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the
Peninsula and Gulf Country districts. Isolated light showers about the northeast
tropical coast, mainly morning. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds along the
southern coast and in the far southwestern Channel Country. Light to moderate SE
to NE winds elsewhere, tending N to NE through the interior. A Severe fire
danger in southern and western parts of the Channel Country. A Very High fire
danger in the remainder of the Channel Country and the North West district.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough is likely to persist over western Queensland and northern
New South Wales. Showers and thunderstorms should focus near this inland surface
trough from the northwest of the state through the central and southern
interior. The upper level trough will most likely move east through southeastern
and central districts, increasing isolated showers to scattered during the
afternoon with isolated thunderstorms developing [though mostly inland].
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected through the southern tropical
interior. Conditions should remain mostly fine along the northeast tropical
coast and adjacent inland with only isolated showers due to some drier air
remaining in place. Day time temperatures will remain a few degrees below
average under the cloud cover and storm activity through the northwest into the
central and southern interior.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough is likely to weaken but remain near the southwest
Queensland border. The upper level trough will move north to extend from the
northwest of the state through to the Fraser Coast. The troughs will maintain a
broad unstable airmass over northern, eastern and southern Queensland with
scattered showers and thunderstorms, more isolated over southern districts to
the south of the upper trough. Fine conditions will occur in the far southwest
as a dry wind flow develops once again. A low pressure system near the Solomon
Islands will most likely deepen while remaining slow moving.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper level trough will most likely contract a little further north to
extend from the northwest of the state to the Capricornia coast. The surface
trough will remain slow moving near the southwest Queensland border. A broad and
unstable airmass will therefore persist through much of the state, with more
widespread showers and thunderstorms through northern and central districts to
the north of the upper trough and isolated showers and inland thunderstorms
through areas to the south of the upper trough. Conditions should remain fine
under a drier airmass in the far southwest of the state. The low pressure system
near the Solomon Islands will most likely continue to deepen while remaining
slow moving.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
An upper level trough will most likely persist from the northwest of the
state to the Capricornia district during the forecast period. The surface trough
is likely to persist near the southwestern Queensland border. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms are expected to continue to the north of the upper trough
through northern and central districts, with more isolated showers and possible
inland thunderstorms to the south. A high will move east into the Tasman Sea
from Tuesday, reinforcing a ridge of high pressure along the southern Queensland
coast. The deep low pressure system near the Solomon Islands should remain well
offshore of the east Queensland coast during the outlook period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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