Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

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

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for offshore waters
from Cape Moreton to Point Danger for Wednesday evening.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough near Fraser Island will weaken this evening or early Wednesday as a
new trough moves rapidly over southern Queensland on Wednesday. A high will move
east over New South Wales today and into the Tasman Sea on Wednesday, extending
a weak ridge along the east tropical Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Fine and clear over much of the state apart from isolated light showers
through the far northern Peninsula. Moderate southeast to northeast winds over
the northern tropics, fresh at times near the Peninsula coast. Light to moderate
southwest to southeasterly winds through southern and western districts, tending
northeast to northwesterly in northern and central districts.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers are expected through the southeast of the state,
particularly through inland parts during the afternoon. Showers will tend
scattered about the Granite Belt in the afternoon. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions are expected over the remainder of the state apart from isolated
light showers through Torres Strait. Morning fog patches will occur through
eastern and central districts. The warm northerly wind flow ahead of the trough
will result in daytime temperatures well above the August average once again
through western, central and southern districts. A Very High Fire Danger in the
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, and
Maranoa and Warrego districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The new trough will most likely contract off the southern Queensland coast
during the morning and move north towards Fraser Island, with a dry, cooler
south to southeasterly wind flow extending through western and southern
Queensland in its wake. A new high will develop over New South Wales,
reinforcing the ridge along the northeast tropical coast with isolated showers
developing in the onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur
elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
The new high will move off the New South Wales coast into the northern Tasman
Sea, extending a firm ridge and fresh southeasterly winds along much of the east
Queensland coast. Isolated showers will occur over east coast districts north of
about Gladstone in the moist onshore wind flow. A more vigorous trough will
approach the southwest of the state late in the day with high cloud increasing
from the west in the Channel Country but with little to no rain expected.
Northeast to northwest winds will increase through the west of the state ahead
of the trough, and with high temperatures and low humidities result in enhanced
fire dangers. Early morning frosts are likely through the southeastern interior
under clear skies and ahead of the warmer northerly wind flow.
Forecast for Saturday
The high over the northern Tasman Sea will slowly move east, continuing to
extend a ridge along the east Queensland coast with isolated showers in eastern
and adjacent districts north of about Rockhampton. The trough will move slowly
east during the day generating mostly afternoon showers in southern interior
districts. Increasing northerly winds ahead of the trough will again result in
increasing fire danger and daytime temperatures well above the August average
through western, southern and central Queensland.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high over the northern Tasman Sea will slowly move east and weaken during
the outlook period, with the ridge along the east tropical coast gradually
weakening as a result. Isolated showers along the east tropical coast should
therefore contract north into the far northern Peninsula district by Monday. The
trough will most likely move east through southern districts during Saturday and
Sunday, generating patchy cloud and showers with its passage. Increasing
northerly winds ahead of the trough will again result in increasing fire danger
and daytime temperatures well above the August average through western, southern
and central Queensland. This will be followed by a cool and gusty southerly wind
change extending east in the wake of the trough.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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