Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 29/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough from the northwest to the southeast of the state will move only slowly today, before retreating westwards on Thursday. The coastal component of this trough will move through southern Queensland waters today. A high pressure system located over the Great Australian Bight will move eastwards through southeastern Australian over the next few days. An upper level trough will move north into the state on Thursday and should enter the central interior on Friday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms over central and southeastern districts, becoming scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms through the northern Wide Bay and Capricornia districts with severe thunderstorms likely. Isolated showers and thunderstorms near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Partly cloudy with possible isolated showers through Torres Strait. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Moderate to fresh and gusty northwesterly winds over central and southern waters ahead of a fresh to strong south to southeasterly change extending from the south. Moderate to fresh and gusty southwest to southeasterly winds through the interior. Mostly light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds over the northern tropics.Fire Danger -  Very High over much of the interior, reaching Severe over the southern tropical interior.Thursday 31 OctoberA high will move east into southeastern Australia, reinforcing the ridge along the east Queensland coast and pushing the inland surface trough a little further west into the central interior. An upper level trough is expected to move north from New South Wales into Queensland and should combine with a moist wind flow to produce cloudy conditions, scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms through southern central districts and into northern parts of the Maranoa and Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Partly cloudy conditions and possible isolated showers will affect remaining southeast districts north of about Dalby to the Sunshine Coast, with fine and mostly sunny conditions to the south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop through remaining central districts [mostly inland] and should become more scattered during the afternoon. Isolated showers will persist in a moist onshore wind flow through Torres Strait.Friday 1 NovemberThe high will move east into the Tasman Sea, extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. The inland surface trough is expected to move further west into western districts. The upper level trough will persist over the central interior. This upper feature, combined with the moist wind flow into the inland surface trough, is expected to generate an area of widespread showers and possible storms extending from the Central and Capricornia coasts into the central interior. Scattered showers will also develop through the eastern tropics with possible isolated thunderstorms, mostly about the ranges. More isolated shower and thunderstorm activity will develop over remaining areas east of about Normanton to Cunnamulla. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected in the west and also through the far southeast.Saturday 2 NovemberThe high will move slowly east over the Tasman Sea, maintaining a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. The inland surface trough is expected to move further west into western districts before weakening late in the day. The upper level trough is expected to move northeastwards into the tropics. Showers and thunderstorms will therefore gradually decrease over central districts and focus more through the eastern tropics south of about Cooktown. Isolated showers and thunderstorms should also occur through remaining northern districts and through the central west north of about Longreach in an unstable airmass northeast of the inland trough. Fine and partly cloudy conditions are expected elsewhere.Sunday until TuesdayThe high will move slowly east towards New Zealand. The upper trough will move further northwards and weaken, with showers decreasing to isolated and thunderstorms becoming less likely through the eastern tropics as a result. A new surface trough is expected to move east over the interior of the state on Sunday, most likely contracting off the southern Queensland coast during Monday. The trough may generate isolated showers and possible thunderstorms with its passage, particularly near the southeastern border and along the southern coast. A new high should then move into southeastern Australia from late Monday, extending a firm ridge and fresh southeasterly winds along the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers will occur near the east coast in the onshore wind flow and should extend into the central interior to the east of a weak inland trough. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will persist through the western Peninsula and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast until about Tuesday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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