Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 17/13 - 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 has been issued for southern parts of
the Channel Country District for Thursday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A slow moving high [1036 hPa] over the eastern Tasman Sea extends a ridge
along the east Queensland coast. The high will gradually weaken as it moves east
ahead of a cold front and strong upper trough system affecting the southwest of
the state on Thursday
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Mostly cloudy over eastern districts with isolated showers, tending to
scattered showers about coastal districts south of about Yeppoon and the north
tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny over remaining parts of the state, though
some high cloud spreading across the southwest during the evening. Fresh and
gusty SE winds across the far northern tropics with generally moderate to fresh
SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
Moist onshore flow onto the east Queensland coast is expected to produce
cloudy conditions with isolated showers about eastern districts and the central
interior, tending scattered about the north tropical coast.  Increasing cloud
across the southwest and into the southern interior with patchy rain and
isolated thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. Becoming cloudy over the
northwest but with little if any rain expected. Temperatures remaining well
above the July average over most of the interior. Severe Fire Danger in southern
parts of the Channel Country District. Generally moderate to fresh SE to NE
winds, tending a fresh and gusty N to NW in the Channel Country ahead of a late
SW change.
Forecast for Friday
The high is expected to move slowly to the east of New Zealand with the firm
ridge gradually weakening along the east Queensland coast. The upper trough is
expected to move into western New South Wales. Cloudy conditions will persist
over eastern districts and the central interior with isolated showers continuing
in the onshore flow. Showers should increase over the Capricornia and the
southeast ahead of the cold front which is expected to move across western
districts with a band of rain and isolated thunderstorms contracting east,
reaching the central and southeastern interior later in the day and night. The
next upstream high should extend a ridge over southwest Queensland in the wake
of the cold front bringing cooler and drier conditions to the southwest during
the day. Remaining cloudy but with little if any rain over the northwest and
tropical interior. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over most
of the interior ahead of the cold front.
Forecast for Saturday
The strengthening upper trough should move slowly across New South Wales and
southern Queensland. The cold front and associated band of rain and isolated
thunderstorms are expected to move across eastern districts, contracting off the
southern and central coasts at night.  A weak ridge should persist over the
tropics with isolated showers expected over the eastern tropics, more likely
about the coast, in the weakening onshore flow. The cooler and drier airmass in
the wake of the cold front should extend into the northwest and parts of the
southern interior. Temperatures remaining well above the July average ahead of
the cold front.
Forecast for Sunday
The cold front is expected to be offshore by Sunday with predominantly dry,
cool and windy conditions in its wake across most of the state and extensive
early frost patches in the southern and southeast interior. Cloud is expected to
increase over northern parts from late Sunday ahead of the strengthening upper
trough, with some isolated showers about the northeast Queensland coast in the
moist onshore flow. Strong winds developing in the Gulf of Carpentaria and
eastern coastal waters north of about Cooktown as the next upstream high extends
a ridge into western Queensland.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The upper trough is expected to move slowly across New South Wales and
southern Queensland during  Monday, potentially strengthening on Tuesday
generating cloudy conditions across northern and eastern districts, though
generating little if any rain before moving offshore during Wednesday. Isolated
showers continuing in the onshore flow about the northeast Queensland coast.
Otherwise conditions should be fine and dry across the remainder of the state in
the wake of the front. Colder temperatures and south to southwesterly winds are
expected to spread across Queensland in the wake of the front, with widespread
early frost areas over southern and central Queensland early next week.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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