Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 2/13 - 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 Northwest, and
parts of the Channel Country and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
districts.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weakening ridge of high pressure lies along the tropical east coast. A
surface trough and associated southerly change lies near the northern Sunshine
Coast and is moving northwards. A new ridge is developing along the southern
coast following the passage of the trough. Another surface trough lies over the
far southwest of the state. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Freda lies over New Caledonia
and is continuing to move towards the southeast.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated light showers developing along the east coast south of about Bowen,
and also about the North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers and the possibility of
a thunderstorm or two developing about the southeast interior in the afternoon.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine and
mostly sunny elsewhere. Very warm to hot over western and southern Queensland.
Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh about the east coast. A severe fire
danger over the Northwest, Channel Country and far southwest parts of the
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts, very high elsewhere except for
the eastern tropics and far southeast.
Forecast for Friday
A high over the Tasman Sea will maintain the ridge along Queensland's east
coast, and this combined a strong mid level ridge over the interior should
maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions across most of the state. A weak mid
level trough moving over the central highlands may be enough to produce isolated
late showers and thunderstorms, particularly near the higher terrain. Isolated
showers about the east coast, tending more scattered about the Central Coast
near a weak trough, and about the North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Hot over the western
districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The stable upper pattern, combined with a firm ridge along the east coast,
will maintaining fine and mostly sunny conditions across the state, except for
generally isolated showers about the east coast, and isolated showers and
thunderstorms near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast, possibly extending into the
Northwest district. Hot over the western districts. Remaining hot in the
west.
Forecast for Sunday
The firm ridge is expected to persist along the east coast, maintaining fine
and mostly sunny conditions across the state. Isolated showers continuing about
eastern districts, with isolated showers and thunderstorms over northwest parts
of the state. Hot over the western districts.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The ridge along the east coast is likely to weaken during the period, with
showers along the east coast becoming more isolated along the southern coast.
Remaining fine and mostly sunny across the rest of the state, except for some
isolated showers and storms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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