Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 10/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow moving high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge of high pressure along the east coast of Queensland. A surface trough should gradually deepen as it drifts slowly eastwards across Queensland's central and southern interior over the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of FridayFine and mostly clear across much of the state. The slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over the southern central west and southern interior, more likely over the Maranoa and Warrego district. The slight chance of light showers on the central and tropical east coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds over the eastern districts. Light to moderate northwest to southwest winds elsewhere.Saturday 11 OctoberA medium chance of showers and thunderstorms in a broad band from the central interior and into the southern and southeast interior. Some severe storms are possible, chiefly over the Maranoa and Warrego district. Otherwise fine and mostly sunny about most of the east coast, with fine and sunny conditions in the west. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds over the eastern districts. Light to moderate northwest to southwest winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High Fire Danger in the Maranoa and Warrego, Channel Country, Central West, North West and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.Sunday 12 OctoberA surface trough extending from the northwest of the state to the the southern interior should drift a little eastwards. Showers and storms will form near and ahead of the trough in a band from Queensland's far northeast, across the central interior and down into the state's southeast quarter. Much of the east coast should remain fine and mostly sunny. Fine and sunny in the far southwest.Monday 13 OctoberThe surface trough should drift into Queensland's eastern districts, and along with a new upper trough approaching from the west, should produce areas of showers and thunderstorms over the central and eastern districts and the far north. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state.Tuesday 14 OctoberThe surface trough is expected to move offshore during the day, with areas of showers and thunderstorms ahead of the trough likely for the southern central coast and southeast. Fine, dry and mostly sunny over the interior.Wednesday until FridayUncertainty is reasonably high during the outlook period, however the most likely scenario is for showers and storms to contract to far northern Queensland on Wednesday, but to return to far eastern districts on Friday, as a series of upper troughs interact with relatively humid air near the coast. Fine, dry and mostly sunny over the interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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