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 will move east over southern and central Queensland today and is
expected to lie from about Emerald to the Granite Belt tonight. A high over
northeastern New South Wales will move east into the Tasman Sea today, extending
a weak ridge along the east tropical Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Morning fog patches through eastern and central districts. Isolated showers
developing through the southeast, mostly during the afternoon and evening, with
showers increasing to scattered about the Granite Belt. Cloud increasing through
the southwest of the state though with no rainfall expected. Fine and mostly
sunny elsewhere apart from isolated light showers through Torres Strait. Early
light frost patches over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. A warm day
through western, central and southern districts with moderate to fresh and gusty
northwest to northeasterly winds ahead of the trough, tending cooler southwest
to southeasterly in the wake of the trough. Light to moderate southeast to
northeast winds elsewhere. 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 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 through the southern interior though with little to no rain
expected. Warm northeast to northwest winds will increase through the west of
the state ahead of the trough, resulting in enhanced fire dangers, particularly
near the southwestern border. 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 continue to extend a ridge along
the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers will occur over east coast districts
north of about Mackay, contracting further north late in the day as the high
moves southeast and weakens. The trough will move east through western
Queensland, generating some cloud and showers through the southern and
southeastern interior with possible isolated thunderstorms, particularly near
the southern border. Cloud will also increase near the southeast coast though
with no shower activity expected until late at night or early Sunday. Fine and
mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. The northerly winds ahead of the
trough will result in yet another warm to hot day through western, southern and
central Queensland.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high over the Tasman Sea will weaken further during the outlook period,
with isolated showers gradually clearing the northeast tropical coast. The
trough will most likely move east through southeastern and southern central
districts on Sunday, generating showers and possible isolated thunderstorms with
its passage. The trough should then contract off the southern coast during
Monday. A ridge of high pressure and dry southwest to southeast winds will
extend through much of the state in the wake of the trough, with fine and cooler
conditions expected and early frosts returning to the southern, central and
southeastern interior on Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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