MELBOURNE - Sep 19/13 - 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 is current for coastal waters from Sandy Cape to Point Danger, excluding Moreton Bay. A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Central Highlands and Coalfields district for Friday. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A weak ridge lies along the north tropical coast. A surface trough is moving eastwards across the state's interior and is expected to move off the southeast coast overnight. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Mostly fine and clear throughout the state except for some areas of low cloud about parts of the east coast and some isolated showers and possible storms about the Wide Bay and Capricornia coasts. Light to moderate NE to NW winds across the northern districts. Moderate to fresh NE to NW winds ahead of the surface trough, and moderate to fresh S to SW'ly behind the trough. Forecast for Friday Fine, dry and sunny across the state. Above average maxima through the northern and central districts. Mainly moderate SE to SW winds across the state, fresh at times during the day about the western districts and the southern interior. A very high to severe fire danger over the Central Highlands and Coalfields district. A high to very high fire danger over the remainder of the state. Forecast for Saturday A weak high should drift eastwards across New South Wales helping to maintain fine, dry and sunny conditions across the state except for just the chance of some isolated afternoon storms near the Central Coast. Above average maxima through much of the state. Forecast for Sunday The high pressure system should drift eastwards across the Tasman Sea, and is likely to push more low level moisture over southeast Queensland. This moisture, in combination with an upper trough is expected to produce an area of isolated showers and thunderstorms across eastern districts south of about Bowen. Isolated showers are also possible about the northeast tropics. Fine and mostly sunny across the remainder of the state. Forecast for Monday The high should move eastwards towards New Zealand while maintaining a ridge of high pressure and moist onshore flow about Queensland's east coast. This moisture, in combination with the departing upper level trough may produce some isolated showers and storms about the southeastern districts. Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday A new surface trough should enter western Queensland around Tuesday, generating hot and gusty NW'ly winds and elevated fire dangers across the interior. Remaining fine and dry except for some showers returning to the east coast of Cape York Peninsula mid-week. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Friday. Notice Board Queensland's improving weather services Northwest Queensland weather radar installation complete Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Cairns weather Charleville weather Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa weather Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage MetEye™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Business Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 18:45 on Thursday 19 September 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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