MELBOURNE - Dec 29/12 - 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 has been issued for Sunday for the western and southern interior southwest of a line from Mount Isa to Goodooga. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high over the Great Australian Bight is pushing a fresh southerly change up Queensland's southeast coast, while a surface trough stretches from the state's northwest down to the southern interior. Tropical Cyclone Freda is south of the Solomon Islands and is expected to track southwards over the next few days, all the while remaining well away from the Australian mainland. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula district and state's northwest, and more isolated activity about the eastern districts. Mainly fine with just the chance of some isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms over the central and southeast interior. Fine and dry in the southwest. Light to moderate E to SE winds, fresh at times about the southeast coast. A Severe Fire Danger in the southwest, and a High to Very High Fire Danger in the northern and central interior. Forecast for Sunday Mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms across most of the state's eastern reaches, and more widespread activity about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast and over the coast and ranges between about Cairns and St. Lawrence. Mainly fine over the central and southern interior, though some isolated showers and gusty storms are possible. Fine and dry over the state's southwest, with severe to extreme fire dangers southwest of a line from about Mount Isa to Goodooga. A High to Very High fire danger over the remaining interior districts. Light to moderate E to SE winds, fresh at times about the east coast and the Channel Country. Forecast for Monday A mid level trough should stretch from the state's northwest down to the central coast area, and should work with a humid onshore wind flow to produce showers, thunderstorms and periods of rain and some moderate to locally heavy falls about the northeast and central coast from about Cairns to St. Lawrence. More isolated showers and thunderstorms over the remainder of the tropics, and some moderate to possibly heavy local falls with storms over the northern interior. Mostly fine across the southern districts with only isolated showers and storms west of Charleville. Fine and mostly sunny over the state's southeast, except for some isolated showers over the Sunshine and Wide Bay coasts. Forecast for Tuesday The mid level trough should stretch from the state's northwest to the southeast, and it, along with a continuing onshore flow, should maintain showers, storms and areas of rain over the northeast and central coast and ranges, and some moderate to locally heavy falls are possible. Scattered showers and isolated storms over the remainder of the northern tropics, and just some isolated showers and storms about the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Sunshine coasts. Mainly fine over the central and southern interior except the chance of some isolated showers and storms. Fine and mostly sunny over the state's southeast. Forecast for Wednesday The mid level trough should lie over the state's northern reaches, and it should help scattered showers and isolated storms to form over the far northern districts. More isolated showers about most of the remainder of the east coast and nearby inland areas, though conditions should be fine and mostly sunny in the southeast. Fine and mostly sunny over the interior, and very warm to hot over the southern districts ahead of a cooler southerly change about the southeast coast late in the day. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday A new ridge along the east coast should deliver mostly fine conditions across the state, though at least isolated showers are expected about parts of the east coast, and isolated showers and storms about the far northern districts. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Sunday. 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