MELBOURNE - Jan 29/13 - 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. Fire Weather Warning has been cancelled for the remainder of today. Fire Weather Warning has been issued for Wednesday. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A trough extends from the northern Gulf Country district south into the central interior. A weak ridge is expected to build along the Wide Bay and central coast on Wednesday helping to shift the inland trough west. A coastal trough will move into far southern waters on Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure extends across western Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the far northern tropics. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Central Coast district and over southern parts of the Herbert and Lower Burdekin. Fine and mostly clear over the remainder of the state. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds over western districts and the Gulf Country district. Light to moderate NW to NE winds elsewhere, tending fresh near the coast. Powerful surf about the Southeast Coast and Fraser coast. Very High fire dangers over the North West and Channel Country districts and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Forecast for Wednesday Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the far northern tropics. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over remaining eastern districts and the central interior. Showers tending scattered in the southeast during the afternoon and evening. Fine and mostly sunny conditions over the remainder of the state. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds over western districts and the Gulf Country district. Light to moderate W to NW winds over the tropics, tending SE to NE over the remainder of the state and fresh at times near the coast. Powerful surf about the Southeast Coast and Fraser coast. Severe fire dangers over the North West district and parts of the Channel Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Gulf Country districts. Forecast for Thursday Isolated showers and thunderstorms continuing in the unstable monsoonal flow over the northern tropics. Isolated showers over eastern districts in the moist onshore flow, tending scattered along the central coast. A weak trough may move onshore over the southeast early helping to enhance shower activity. An upper level trough is expected to move across western and central Queensland helping to destabilise the atmosphere. The surface trough is expected to lie from the northwest to the southern interior and in combination with the upper level feature should trigger at least isolated shower and thunderstorm activity to its east. Fine and mostly sunny conditions over remaining parts of the state in the dry S'ly airstream. Elevated fire dangers are likely to persist in the far west of the state. Forecast for Friday The surface trough should lie from the Gulf Country into the southeast interior with moist air feeding into its east and thus again triggering isolated showers and thunderstorms. The upper level trough is expected to shift eastwards with the focus for scattered shower and thunderstorm activity shifting into the central and southeast interior. Fine and sunny conditions over remaining western districts in the dry S'ly airstream. Elevated fire dangers are likely to persist in the west of the state. Forecast for Saturday The surface trough should shift eastwards to extend from the Gulf Country to the central coast, with isolated showers and thunderstorms occurring to its east. The upper level trough is expected to move through the southeast early with possible shower and thunderstorm activity ahead of it. Conditions will remain fine and sunny elsewhere in the cooler and drier S'ly airstream. Elevated fire dangers are likely to persist in the west of the state. Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Cool, dry air will push across from the west on Sunday due to a ridge extending across much of the state, bringing fine conditions. The ridge should also build along the east coast in the wake of the surface trough bringing showers to most parts of the east coast. The surface trough should linger in the tropics with isolated showers and thunderstorms occurring to its north and east. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Wednesday. 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