Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 30/13 - 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 has been issued for the Channel
Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts, and parts of the Northwest, Central
West and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Double Island Point
and Point Danger, including Moreton Bay, for this afternoon and evening.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough lies from the northwest to the southeast of the state. A
high [1023 hPa] over the far northern Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the
tropical east Queensland coast. A vigorous cold front will enter far
southwestern Queensland this morning, then move rapidly eastwards across western
and southern Queensland during the day. An upper trough will move across western
Queensland and the southern interior during today.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloudy over eastern districts in the morning, with isolated showers about the
tropical coast and ranges and possible early drizzle and fogs in central and
southeast districts. Cloudy with patchy rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms
over the southwest, spreading across remaining western, southern and central
districts during the day and reaching coastal districts south from the
Capricornia in the evening. The cloud band should clear from the southwest
during the afternoon and evening. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds over the
eastern tropics. Moderate to fresh and gusty NE to NW winds elsewhere, ahead of
a fresh to strong and gusty S to SW wind change spreading across the west and
south during the day. A Severe Fire Danger in the Channel Country and Maranoa
and Warrego districts, and parts of the Northwest, Central West and Darling
Downs and Granite Belt districts [refer to the Fire Weather Warning]. A High to
Very High Fire Danger elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
The upper level trough should continue to move eastwards over southern and
central Queensland, and contract the cloud and rain band with gusty
thunderstorms into central and southeast districts by early morning and then
offshore. The surface trough is likely to persist from the northwest to the far
southeast of the state, and combined with some residual instability is likely to
regenerate isolated showers and thunderstorms in a band from the northwest of
the state through the Central highlands and to the southeast during the day.
Maximum temperatures will generally above average in most areas. Isolated
showers should also continue along the east tropical coast and nearby ranges in
a moist onshore flow.
Forecast for Thursday
A new surface trough is likely to move rapidly east across western, southern
and central Queensland, and is expected to lie over the tropical interior and
far eastern districts to the south in the afternoon and evening. The trough is
expected to generate mostly isolated showers and thunderstorms to its east over
the eastern tropics, central and southeast districts. Conditions should be
mostly sunny elsewhere. Dry, fresh and gusty SW to SE winds are expected to
spread across the remainder of Queensland in the wake of the trough as a high
moving into southeast Australia extends a ridge across these areas, with an
enhanced fire danger expected once again. Maximum temperatures will continue to
be above average in the east and north, nearer to the average in the west and
southwest. Freshening N to NW winds along the southern Queensland coast ahead of
a strong and gusty S'ly change which is expected to move north along this part
of the coast late in the day.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough is likely to retreat west into the central and southern
interior, while the fresh to strong coastal S to SE change is expected to move
northwards along the central and tropical coast during the day with generally
isolated showers, possibly scattered about the central and north tropical
coasts. Conditions should be fine and mostly sunny elsewhere with milder
temperatures as the high moves across southeast Australia and extends a firm
ridge along the coast in the wake of the coastal change.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The high is expected to move to near the eastern Queensland coast and
continue to extend a ridge over eastern Queensland. Isolated showers about the
tropical coast in the firm onshore airflow, tending scattered about the north
tropical coast and ranges on Saturday before decreasing and becoming more
isolated from Sunday. Isolated showers may also occur about the Gulf Country.
Fine conditions are expected elsewhere with maximum temperatures increasing to
well above average once again over western and southern districts during the
period due to an increasing N to NW'ly flow as a trough moves over South
Australia and approaches the far southwest late Monday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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