MELBOURNE - Jan 30/13 - 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 rivers east of a line from about Rockhampton to Goondiwindi. A Fire Weather Warning is current for the North West district and parts of the Channel Country, Gulf Country and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central West districts for today. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A trough lies over inland parts of the Southeast Coast district this morning and will move west and weaken today. A second trough extends through the central interior of the state. A high over southern Australia extends a ridge into western Queensland. Powerful surf generated by a low to the south of Fiji is expected to affect the southern Queensland coast over the next couple of days. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Cloudy at first with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms about the southern coast, decreasing to isolated showers during the afternoon. Some moderate falls are likely during the morning, possibly locally heavy with storms. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over remaining eastern districts and through the central west, increasing to scattered inland during the afternoon. Fine, sunny and hot through areas west of Winton with moderate to fresh S to SW winds. Moderate W'ly winds over the far northern tropics, gusty at times in the lee of the ranges during the early morning. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere. Powerful surf about the coast and islands from Fraser Island to the New South Wales border. A Very High to Severe fire danger over the North West district and parts of the Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West and Channel Country districts. Forecast for Friday The surface trough will extend from the Gulf Country to about St George and should deepen in response to an upper trough moving east over the state. Moist and unstable conditions near and to the east of the surface trough will result in a band of showers and gusty storms extending from the central interior through the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt district, more widespread during the afternoon and evening hours. Mostly fine conditions are expected through the Capricornia and remaining southeast with only isolated showers and possible afternoon and evening storms, mostly over inland parts as the trough approaches from the west. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will occur through the Central Coast and tropics. Fine and sunny conditions are expected over remaining western districts in a dry S'ly airstream in the wake of the trough, with cooler maximum temperatures expected in the far southwest. Elevated fire dangers are likely to persist in the west. Forecast for Saturday The upper level trough is expected to contract off the southern coast late in the day. The surface trough should extend across inland parts of eastern districts and will also most likely shift eastwards and contract off the far southern coast during the evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will occur about southeast and southern central districts before the trough passage, with fine conditions developing in its wake. Isolated showers and thunderstorms should persist over the eastern and northern tropics. Fine, dry and sunny conditions will occur elsewhere with elevated fire dangers continuing in a gusty wind flow. Maximum temperatures will be up to 8 degrees below the February average through the southwest of the state, with generally warm conditions persisting elsewhere. Forecast for Sunday The surface trough will continue to contract north through the Coral Sea, while a second trough will shift east off the New South Wales coast, extending a fresh to possibly strong S'ly wind change through southern Queensland waters and generating a 2 to 3 metre S'ly swell. Mostly fine conditions will occur along the coast south of Mackay with only isolated showers expected. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will persist over the tropics while fine and dry conditions will occur through the interior. Maximum temperatures will generally be below the February average in the south and above average in the north. Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday A large high will move east over the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. An inland trough will most likely develop over western districts on Tuesday and shift further west on Wednesday. This inland trough may trigger isolated showers and thunderstorms. Isolated showers will occur about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Isolated storms will persist about the northern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Thursday. 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