Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 28/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Fire Weather Warning for parts of the Channel Country and the
Maranoa and Warrego districts.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1023 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a weak ridge over eastern
Queensland. A surface trough over South Australia is expected to enter the far
southwest of the state during Thursday morning and will gradually move east
across the Channel Country during the day.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Partly cloudy with isolated showers about the east coast north of about
Ingham, reducing into the evening. Fine and mostly clear over the remainder.
Warm to hot 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
Partly cloudy with isolated showers about the east coast north of about
Ingham, more likely north of Cooktown. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder.
Mostly fine over the southeast with just the chance of isolated showers, near
the coast in the morning, then developing inland during the afternoon. A warm to
hot day across most parts. Possible raised dust in the southwest near the
trough. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds over the northern tropics,
tending light to moderate northwest to northeasterly elsewhere. Northwesterly
winds becoming fresh to strong and gusty ahead of the trough in the far
southwest. Winds tending light to moderate southeast to southwesterly behind the
trough. An extreme fire danger over the southern Channel Country. Severe fire
danger in parts of the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Very
High fire danger in the Northwest, Central West and the remainder of the Maranoa
and Warrego districts.
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, mostly
north of about Ingham. 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 tropical coast, mostly
north of Ingham. 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.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to remain near stationary east of New Zealand
maintaining the ridge along the east coast. Generally fresh southeasterly winds
about the tropical east coast, likely reaching strong at times north of Cairns.
Isolated showers are likely in the onshore flow about the tropical coast, mostly
north of Townsville. An upper trough will cross the southeast during the day and
this combined with increased easterly moisture will lead to isolated showers and
the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm about the southern ranges.
Temperatures will remain well above average across Queensland, with rather hot
maximum temperatures expected over the interior in fresh and gusty northeast to
northwesterly winds. The hot temperatures and gusty winds are expected to lead
to elevated fire dangers over the southern and western interior of the state.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The high is expected to restrengthen in the southern Tasman sea during the
outlook period, with a strengthening ridge developing over the east 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, Tuesday and
Wednesday 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 on Monday but will ease to be closer to average in the east
from Tuesday onwards as winds tend more southeasterly.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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