Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 18/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow moving high pressure system over the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge into southwestern Queensland. A surface trough over far eastern districts will contract offshore today, with the high pressure ridge extending throughout the state. An upper trough will push through southern districts on Friday, before a much stronger upper trough enters western Queensland over the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine and sunny. Mostly light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh at times about the southeast in the morning, and across the far north of the Peninsula.Fire Danger -  Very High over most eastern districts, extending into the central and southeast interior.Friday 19 SeptemberThe high pressure system will remain slow moving over southeastern Australia, maintaining a ridge of high pressure through Queensland. A surface trough is likely to extend from the tropical interior, south into the southeast interior. An upper trough will push into southern Queensland late in the day, with isolated showers developing about the southeast during the afternoon and evening. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Saturday 20 SeptemberThe upper trough over southern districts will remain slow moving as another much stronger trough enters central Australia. A surface trough over eastern Queensland and the slow moving high over southeastern Australia will extend a moderate to fresh southerly wind change into the far southeast during the day. Isolated showers are therefore likely through the southeast to the east of the surface trough, possibly tending scattered on and near the southerly wind change with the slight chance isolated thunderstorms. Increasing cloud cover over the far west with the possibility of showers or thunderstorms. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Sunday 21 SeptemberThe upper trough is likely to strengthen as it pushes into western Queensland, further destabilising the airmass over the central interior. The surface trough should deepen in response to the upper trough and shift west into the state's interior and the high is expected to remain slow moving over southeastern Australia. Showers and thunderstorms are therefore likely to occur over the southern and central interior to the east of the surface trough. Showers are likely through remaining central districts, with the slight chance of isolated thunderstorms, though mainly over inland parts. Mostly fine through the southern tropics and remaining southeast districts with only the chance of isolated shower activity. Fine and mostly sunny conditions should occur elsewhere.Monday until WednesdayThere is a low degree of confidence regarding the movement and development of the upper trough during the outlook period. However the most likely scenario at this stage is that the upper trough remains slow moving on Monday before weakening on Tuesday and moving slowly eastwards. The high over southeastern Australia should also move slowly eastwards while weakening and the surface trough is likely to shift into western Queensland on Monday and then further west into central Australia on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms are therefore possible over the central and southern interior, and extending eastwards on Tuesday. Fine and mostly sunny in through the far west and the far north.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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