Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 18/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high (1029 hPa) near New Zealand extends a ridge along Queensland's east coast. A surface trough extends from the state's northwest into the southeast interior, whilst a milder southerly change is moving up the southeast coast.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers and thunderstorms in an area from the Northern Goldfields down through the central interior during the evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the southeast quarter of the state and the southeastern interior, though thunderstorms are expected to become more isolated and weaken later this evening. Some thunderstorms are likely to be severe over parts of the southeast interior and into the Central Highlands. Fine and mostly sunny across the rest of the state. Mainly moderate southeast to northeast winds over the eastern tropics. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds across remaining areas of the state, with a fresh to strong southerly change moving over the far southeast during the day.Saturday 19 OctoberA firm ridge along Queensland's east coast should push some mainly isolated showers onto the east coast and islands, and some areas of morning cloud and drizzle over the Central Highlands and Coalfields. Mainly fresh southeasterly winds along most of the east coast, strong at times over far northern waters. Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible about the Gulf Country coast. Fine and sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures well above average in the west and southern interior.Fire Danger -  Severe in the Channel Country, High to Very High over the remainder.Sunday 20 OctoberA ridge should keep pushing some mainly isolated showers across the east coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the western Gulf Country. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures well above average in the west and southern interior.Monday 21 OctoberA ridge should keep pushing some mainly isolated showers across the east coast, mostly north of about Fraser Island. Showers will tend scattered about the North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the western Gulf Country. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures well above average in the west and southern interior.Tuesday 22 OctoberA trough will enter the far southwest of the state with increasing temperatures and northerly winds in the southwest. A ridge should keep pushing some mainly isolated showers across the east coast, mostly north of about Fraser Island. Showers will tend scattered about the North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the western Gulf Country. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures well above average in the west and southern interior.Wednesday until FridayA trough will enter the far southwest of the state on Tuesday and weaken as it moves across the south of the state during Wednesday and into Thursday. This trough will bring partly cloudy conditions to the southern interior and southeast on Thursday with the chance of showers. Northeast to northwesterly winds to the east of the trough are likely to keep temperatures well above average across the south of the state. The ridge along the east coast should gradually weaken as the trough approaches, but will still maintain an onshore flow over the tropics with isolated showers easing across the northeastern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny across the rest of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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