Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 3/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high in the western Great Australian Bight will move eastwards over the next few days, strengthening a ridge along the east coast of Queensland. A low in the Tasman Sea is generating large swells over far southern Queensland waters which should gradually ease as the low move eastwards over the next few days. An upper trough is likely to move eastwards across central and southern Queensland on Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine, dry and mostly sunny across the state. Widespread early frost through the southern, central and southeast interior. A large south to southeasterly swell in exposed waters off the southeast coast. Moderate northwest to southeast winds over the interior. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds along the east coast.Fire Danger -  Very High in the Capricornia and Central Highlands and Coalfields districts.Friday 5 SeptemberThe high over southeast Australia should keep much of Queensland fine and sunny, although an upper trough may produce isolated showers about the Southern Border Ranges and Granite Belt. Early frost over the southern, central and southeast inland. Swells should ease over far southern waters as the low in the Tasman Sea moves to the east.Saturday 6 SeptemberThe high should remain over southeast Australia maintaining fine and mostly sunny conditions across Queensland except for the chance of some isolated showers about the Southern Border Ranges and Granite Belt. Isolated showers may also develop over the central and southern interior late in the day as the upper trough develops over Queensland. Early frosts are possible about the Granite Belt.Sunday 7 SeptemberThe high should move slowly eastwards through the Tasman Sea, while an upper trough strengthens over Queensland's interior, generating showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern interior as well as southern eastern districts. Isolated showers about the remainder of the coast in an onshore flow.Monday until WednesdayThe upper trough should remain over Queensland's southeast interior early in the new week, maintaining showers and possible thunderstorms over the southern and central interior and southeast of the state on Monday, before contracting off the east coast during Tuesday. Fine and mostly sunny across the state from Tuesday onwards except for some isolated showers about the east coast as a weak ridge pushes some light to moderate winds ashore.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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