Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 27/13 - 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 Northwest,
Central West, and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders for Saturday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along southern Queensland, whilst
a weakening trough lies through the Capricornia district. Another trough system
will enter the southwest of the state early Saturday and move rapidly eastwards.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
A cloud band with patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms from the northwest
of the state, through the central and southern interior, clearing the southern
interior during the morning. Cloud and patchy light rain in the southeast of the
state with isolated should clear northeast during the morning but with isolated
showers and thunderstorms developing again in the afternoon. Fine and mostly
sunny across the far north of the state and the southwest. Maximum temperatures
will continue to be above the September average across the state. Mostly light
to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh about the Peninsula coast. A Severe fire
danger in parts of the Northwest, Central West and Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders. A Very High fire danger through the rest of the western districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The high over southeastern Australia will move eastwards towards the New
South Wales coast. The surface trough will move northeast, contracting off the
southern coast during the morning to extend from the northwest of the state to
Fraser Island by the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will remain
possible to the northeast of the trough, particularly over central districts
under a more moist, onshore wind flow. A moist E'ly wind flow will generate
isolated showers about the far northeast tropical coast late in the day or
evening.  Maximum temperatures will continue to be above the September average
across the state.
Forecast for Monday
The high should move southeastwards into the Tasman Sea, with a moist onshore
flow and isolated showers  developing along much of the tropical Queensland
coast. A weak trough over the central interior maintains enough instability to
see the development of isolated thunderstorms over inland parts of southern
tropical and central districts and the southern interior north of about
Charleville. Mostly fine conditions are expected in the far northwest with just
the chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms developing. Fine and mostly
sunny conditions are expected elsewhere.  Maximum temperatures will continue to
be above the September average across most of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
The Tasman high will move southeast towards New Zealand as another high
builds over Western Australia. A trough system will enter southwestern
Queensland during the day and progress eastwards across the south of the state
generating patchy rain areas and isolated thunderstorms. Hot and gusty NW'ly
winds ahead of the trough will also result in elevated fire dangers,
particularly over southern districts. Isolated showers will continue along the
east tropical coast in a moist onshore flow. Maximum temperatures will continue
to be above average across most of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
There is some uncertainty regarding the movement of the trough but at this
stage it will most likely contract off the southeast coast during Wednesday or
Thursday with showers and isolated thunderstorms contracting northwards into
central districts by Friday. Hot conditions will again develop through much of
the state ahead of the trough, particularly through the interior. Isolated
showers should gradually clear the north tropical coast as the high over the
Tasman Sea shifts further southeast, decreasing the onshore wind flow along the
east tropical coast. The new high over western Australia will move rapidly east
over southern Australia and move into the Tasman Sea late on Thursday extending
a ridge along the east Queensland and increasing chances of isolated coastal
showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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