Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 1/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak ridge of high pressure extends along the east Queensland coast. A new high will enter the Tasman Sea on Monday and Tuesday, reinforcing the ridge. A surface trough over the eastern interior of the state will shift slowly west from Monday. A coastal trough will move north along the southern coast today and enter the Capricornia coast on Monday. An upper level trough will also enter central districts on Monday before contracting east into the Coral Sea on Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayShowers and gusty thunderstorms through the northwest of the state into the tropical interior, central districts, Wide Bay and Burnett and northern Sunshine Coast. The slight chance of showers or thunderstorms over the far southeast and also near the west Peninsula coast. High cloud extending into the southwest though with little or no rainfall expected. Cooler, moderate to fresh southeasterly winds extending through the southeast of the state, strong at times near the coast. Moderate to fresh and gusty south to southeast winds through much of the west. Moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High over much of the interior, particularly the northern and southeastern interior.Monday 3 NovemberThe inland surface trough will shift a little further west as the ridge along the coast builds. It will likely trigger some showers and storms through the interior of the state northeast of about Mount Isa to Charleville. The coastal trough should shift north towards the Capricornia coast. It will combine with an upper level trough to lead to a high chance of showers and some storms through the Capricornia and central interior with some locally heavy falls possible with storms. The tropics will remain fine apart from the slight chance of showers near the far north coast. A much cooler day is expected over central and southeast districts due to cloud cover and/or southeasterly winds.Tuesday 4 NovemberThe coastal trough will weaken as it shifts north into the central coast though should still trigger some showers and possible storms through parts of central districts. Moisture will increase along the eastern tropics with showers developing south of about Cooktown. The inland trough will shift further west to extend from about Mount Isa to Thargomindah, with some showers and storms over the interior near and to its east. Mostly fine conditions are expected in the southeastern corner of the state with just the slight chance of showers.Wednesday 5 NovemberThe surface trough over the west of the state will likely trigger showers and storms over the interior east of about Boulia to Cunnamulla, including the tropical and central inland. A moist onshore flow will generate some showers over the southern tropical and central coasts with the chance of some storms. The far southeast of the state will be fine apart from the chance of a late shower about the southern border ranges. Sunny conditions will persist in the far southwest. The far northeast tropical coast should remain mostly fine with just the slight chance of showers.Thursday until SaturdayA surface trough over the interior of the state will likely trigger showers and storms from the northwest into the southern and southeast interior during Thursday, with storms possibly reaching the southeast coast later in the day. Instability should decrease during Friday and Saturday with storms likely becoming mainly confined to the northwest of the state. Showers and possible storms will occur about the east tropical coast on Thursday before decreasing on Friday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDQ10700
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