Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 28/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Flood Warnings are current for many rivers over eastern
Queensland
A Severe Weather Warning is current for the Southeast district for damaging
winds and dangerous surf.
A Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Double Island Point and
Point Danger, including Moreton Bay.
A Fire Weather Warning is current for the Channel Country, Central West and
North West districts and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and
Maranoa and Warrego districts.
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For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald is located over southern parts of the Darling
Downs and Granite Belt district and is expected to cross the New South Wales
later today. A trough extends from the far northern Gulf Country to Ex-Tropical
Cyclone Oswald and through eastern New South Wales.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southeast, tending to
patchy rain near the southern border area with some moderate falls. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics, more isolated through the
southern tropics. Fine and mostly clear over the remainder. Strong to gale force
E to NE winds about the far southeast of the state, with damaging wind gusts
possible. Moderate to fresh W to NW winds over the northern tropics. Moderate to
fresh S to SW winds over most of the interior. Rough surf and coastal erosion
about the Southeast Coast. Severe fire dangers over the western districts and
parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Goldfields and Maranoa and Warrego
districts. Very High to Severe fire dangers in the Maranoa and Warrego
districts.
Forecast for Tuesday
Scattered showers over the southeast corner, generally easing during the day.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics. Isolated showers
about the remaining east coast and adjacent inland. Fine and mostly clear over
the remainder. Moderate to fresh W to NW in the southeast, and also about the
northern tropics. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds over most of the interior.
Rough surf and coastal erosion about the Southeast Coast. Severe fire dangers
over the western districts and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper
Goldfields and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Very High to Severe fire dangers
in the Maranoa and Warrego districts.
Forecast for Wednesday
A surface trough is likely to extend from the northwest to the southern
interior. A moist onshore flow feeding into areas east of the surface trough
should lead to isolated showers and thunderstorms over the eastern districts,
more widespread over Cape York Peninsula. Fine over the remainder of the state
with elevated fire dangers likely to persist in the west and central interior
due to a dry, fresh southerly flow.
Forecast for Thursday
Moist air should remain over the eastern parts of the state. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected about the eastern districts as
an upper trough moves through southern Queensland. Fine over the far west of the
state and the southern interior of the state in a dry south to southwest flow.
Elevated fire dangers are likely to persist in the west of the state.
Forecast for Friday
Moist air should remain over the eastern parts of the state. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected about the eastern districts as a
stronger upper trough moves towards eastern parts from western Queensland. Fine
over the west of the state and southern interior of the state in a dry south to
southwest flow. Elevated fire dangers are likely to persist in the west of the
state.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms across the eastern parts of the state on
Saturday, with fine conditions in the west. Dry air will then push across from
the west on Sunday, with isolated showers over some eastern districts, with
isolated thunderstorms in the north. Remaining fine inland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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