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
A Fire Weather Warning is current 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 [1027 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 this morning and will gradually move east across
the Channel Country during the day with hot, dry and gusty winds expected. A
weak upper level trough is expected to move east across New South Wales and far
southern Queensland during the day.
Forecast for the rest of 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,
though cloud is expected to increase over the southern interior during the day.
Mostly fine though partly cloudy over the southeast with isolated showers, near
the coast in the morning, then developing inland during the day. A very 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 moderate northwest to northeasterly elsewhere. Northwesterly winds
becoming fresh to strong and gusty over the southwest, ahead of a moderate to
fresh and gusty west to southwesterly change. An Extreme fire danger over the
far southern Channel Country district. A Severe fire danger in the remainder of
the Channel Country district south of Bedourie and the Maranoa and Warrego
district southwest of about Wyandra. A Very High fire danger in the Northwest,
Central West and the remainder of the Maranoa and Warrego district.
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, most likely 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.
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 parts of the interior.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
A new high is expected to move into and strengthen over 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 the period 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 should decrease to be closer to average in the east
from Tuesday onwards as winds tend more southeasterly.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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