Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 27/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
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Weather Situation
A high [1025 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over eastern
Queensland. A weak surface trough is expected to move over far southern
Queensland waters from late morning.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Cloudy periods with isolated showers about the east coast and adjacent inland
north of about Ingham, tending to scattered showers about the North Tropical
Coast. A fine and mostly sunny day over the remainder. A warm to hot day across
most parts. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds over the northern
tropics, tending light to moderate mostly northeast winds elsewhere. A Very High
fire danger in the Channel Country, Central West, Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Darling Downs and Granite Belt
districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The weak ridge will persist over the Coral Sea and along the tropical east
coast, while a vigorous trough will move across southwest Queensland during the
day. The associated upper level trough will move eastwards more rapidly, and
will lead to some destabilisation across the south and the southeast corner.
However, the airmass in place is expected to be dry, and is not likely to
support significant shower activity. The main effect of the surface trough will
be a significant increase in fire danger over the southwest and southern
interior, as hot and dry northwest winds become fresh to possibly strong and
gusty ahead of the trough, followed by a sharp southwesterly wind change. Fire
dangers are likely to reach at least Severe over the Channel Country and
Warrego. Elsewhere, most of the state will remain dry and sunny, with mainly
isolated showers along the tropical coast north of about Ingham.
Forecast for Friday
The ridge will persist over the Coral Sea and along the tropical east coast
of Queensland, while the trough will be slow moving over the southwest and
southern interior of the state. While conditions are expected to remain weakly
unstable over the southeast, the atmosphere should be too dry to support shower
activity. Isolated showers should continue about the tropical coast. Fine and
mostly sunny conditions elsewhere with generally very warm to hot maximum
temperatures and an elevated fire danger in some parts due to gusty northeast to
northwesterly winds over the central and southern interior.
Forecast for Saturday
The high is expected to strengthen east of New Zealand and as a result
strengthen the ridge along the tropical east coast with generally fresh
southeasterly winds, possibly reaching strong at times north of Cooktown.
Isolated showers are likely in the onshore flow about the east coast and
adjacent inland north of about Yeppoon, tending to scattered showers about the
North Tropical Coast. Temperatures will remain well above average across
Queensland, with rather hot maximum temperatures expected in the west and south
due to fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds ahead of another surface
trough that approaches the far southwest during the day. This is likely to also
produce an elevated fire danger in these areas.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high is expected to remain near New Zealand during the period with the
firm ridge persisting along the tropical coast. Showers are likely for the
tropical and central Queensland coast in the generally fresh onshore flow,
stronger in the north. The onshore flow is also likely to deepen along the
southern Queensland coast during Monday and Tuesday and combined with an
intensifying upper trough over the Coral Sea is likely to produce some showers
over southeast Queensland, particularly near the coast. Fine and partly cloudy
elsewhere. Temperatures are expected to generally remain above average during
the period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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