Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 11/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A trough and associated southeasterly wind change has moved through far southern Queensland waters and is expected to weaken as it moves north into Sunshine Coast waters this evening. A high over the Tasman Sea will extend a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast during the weekend. A vigorous trough will enter western Queensland on Sunday and move east through southern and central districts, most likely contracting off the southern Queensland coast Monday morning.
Forecast for the rest of FridayPartly cloudy with isolated showers through Torres Strait. Possible isolated showers developing about the southeastern border late tonight. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. A hot day in the southeast. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds over the far northeast tropics, shifting northeast to northwesterly elsewhere ahead of a moderate to fresh and gusty southwest to southeasterly change across the west and south.Saturday 12 OctoberCloudy at first with morning drizzle areas over the southeast near and south of about Brisbane, tending to isolated showers during the afternoon. Possible isolated showers developing near the remaining southeast coast. Isolated afternoon and evening showers and gusty thunderstorms over the southeastern interior, particularly about the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Maranoa. High cloud increasing in the southwest though remaining fine. Partly cloudy near the east tropical coast though mostly fine with just the chance of isolated light showers. Isolated showers through Torres Strait and about the far northern Peninsula.Sunday 13 OctoberAn upper level trough will enter southwestern Queensland, with patchy high level cloud spreading through central and southern Queensland ahead of this feature. A vigorous surface trough is expected to move east across western districts during the day, generating isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms through southern inland parts, particularly through the Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Increasing instability is expected to lead to isolated showers and possible thunderstorms about western Cape York Peninsula in the afternoon and evening. Partly cloudy conditions persist about the east tropical coast though with just the chance of isolated showers. The warm, fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly wind flow ahead of the trough will result in enhanced fire dangers through western and southern districts. Cooler, fresh to strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds will then extend east in the wake of the trough.Monday 14 OctoberThe trough is expected to move northeastwards and off the southern Queensland coast during Monday morning, followed by a strong south to southeasterly wind change extending north through southern Queensland waters. The upper trough will also shift east over southeastern Queensland and off the southern coast by the evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will move east through southeastern and southern central districts with the passage of the trough, clearing the southern coast during the afternoon. A large high over South Australia will extend a firm ridge into the interior of Queensland in the wake of the trough, extending much cooler, fresh to strong and gusty southwest to southeasterly winds through western and southern districts. Enhanced fire dangers are still likely through western and southern Queensland despite the cooler temperatures due to the dry and gusty winds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms remain likely about the western Peninsula, with just the chance through the eastern tropics.Tuesday 15 OctoberThe high is expected to shift east over New South Wales into the Tasman Sea. The trough and associated fresh and gusty southeasterly wind change is expected to move northwards into central waters before weakening at night. A trough will also develop through the tropical and central interior, with isolated showers and thunderstorms developing through inland parts to its east. A moist onshore wind flow will result in isolated showers near the east coast north of about Yeppoon, increasing to scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms near the trough on the central coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms become morel likely through the western Peninsula in an increasingly unstable airmass.Wednesday until FridayThe high over the Tasman Sea is expected to strengthen as it shifts east towards New Zealand, extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. An upper level trough is expected to amplify over western Queensland on Wednesday and shift east, most likely contracting off the east Queensland coast late Thursday or Friday. A surface trough will persist over the central interior on Wednesday and should then shift into western Queensland on Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to extend from the central and Capricorn coasts through the central and southern interior east of the surface trough, and could be quite widespread on Wednesday and Thursday given the presence of the upper trough. The surface trough is expected to move into the southeast on Friday though with only isolated showers and storms expected given the upper trough may have contracted offshore. The onshore wind flow through the eastern tropics will maintain isolated to scattered showers with possible isolated thunderstorms inland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will also persist about the western Peninsula and possibly extend into the northern Gulf Country from Thursday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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