MELBOURNE - Dec 27/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time 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 slow moving surface trough extends over southwest Queensland. An upper level trough is moving east over the interior of the state and will enter southeastern districts on Friday. A moist, unstable airmass extends through much of the state. 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 be severe. Partly cloudy in the southeast with isolated showers. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over central districts [mostly inland] 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 showers near the northeast tropical coast. 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. Forecast for Friday Scattered showers and thunderstorms in a band from the northwest of the state through the central west and southern interior with locally heavy falls possible with storms. Some of these storms will likely be severe. Isolated showers and storms in the southwest of the state, mostly during the morning. Isolated showers over the central and southeast inland, increasing to scattered during the afternoon with isolated thunderstorms developing. This activity could reach the coast late in the day and some of the storms will possibly be severe. Isolated to scattered showers and storms over Peninsula and Gulf Country districts. Mostly fine over remaining parts of the eastern tropics with only isolated showers and possible thunderstorms, mostly inland. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, tending moderate to fresh S to SE through southwestern parts. A Very High fire danger in the Channel Country district. 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 southeastern 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 or tropical cyclone near the Solomon Islands will most likely continue to deepen while remaining slow moving. Forecast for Monday The upper level trough will continue to extend from the northwest of the state to the Capricornia coast. A deep, moist E'ly wind flow will most likely combine with the upper trough to enhance showers and storms through eastern tropical and central districts north of Rockhampton. Isolated showers and storms will persist in an unstable airmass through remaining northern parts of the state, more scattered during the afternoon and evening. Conditions should be mostly fine to the south of the airmass through southern Queensland with only isolated showers and possible inland storms. The low pressure system or tropical cyclone through the far eastern Coral Sea is expected to move south, well offshore of the east Queensland coast. Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday The upper level trough will most likely persist from the northwest of the state to the Capricornia district on Tuesday before contracting north through the tropics during Wednesday and Thursday. The surface trough will most likely move east over southern parts of the state during Tuesday and Wednesday. This surface trough could generate some isolated showers and storms about southern border areas with its passage but conditions should be otherwise mostly fine through southern Queensland during the outlook period. Showers and storms will persist through the tropics but ease to isolated showers from the south from Wednesday as the upper trough contracts north. At this stage the low or tropical cyclone over the eastern Coral Sea is expected to continue tracking south well offshore of the east Australian mainland. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Friday. 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