Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

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

Weather Situation
A broad area of low pressure will persist through the interior of the state during the forecast period, maintaining hot conditions through northern and central inland parts. The hot conditions will then extend south through the southern inland late in the weak as a new surface trough enters the southwest of the state. A weak ridge along the east Queensland coast will be strengthened today as a new high enters the Tasman Sea. A series of weak upper level troughs will move through central and southern Queensland during the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMostly cloudy over the southeast and southern central interior on and east of the ranges with showers and drizzle areas, along with thunderstorms which are likely to be severe. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the remaining central and southeast interior and through the northwest. The slight chance of showers near tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A hot day over much of the interior, particularly the central west and north west. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds.Fire Danger -  Very High over the southeast and central interior, along with the north tropical inland.Thursday 20 NovemberThe high should move further east through the Tasman Sea. A surface trough will remain slow moving from the northwest through to the southern interior, while a new surface trough will approach the southwestern border late in the day. The upper trough will gradually contract east into the Coral Sea, though the surface trough will still trigger showers and storms through the southeast and southern interior east of about Charleville and the northwest of the state. Hot conditions are expected through western Queensland and the central interior.Friday 21 NovemberThe new trough should enter the southwest of the state, with hot to very hot conditions extending through western Queensland, the central interior and into the southeast inland. The trough will result in the slight to medium chance of showers and storms developing from the northwest of the state through the central interior and into the southeast, with a higher chance through the southeast interior where the airmass is a little more moist. The onshore flow through the tropics will result in the slight chance of showers near the coast.Saturday 22 NovemberHot to very hot conditions will persist through western Queensland and the central and southeast inland as the surface trough remains slow moving in the far west of the state. The trough will continue to trigger showers and storms from the northwest of the state through central and southern parts, though storms will most likely remain inland. The tropics will remain mostly fine with just the slight chance of showers near the coast.Sunday until TuesdayThe trough should remain slow moving from the northwest of the state into the southern interior during Sunday and Monday, generating some showers and storms through western Queensland and the central and southeastern interior. The trough may then shift a little further east on Tuesday, increasing the chance of some storms extending towards the southeast coast. Hot to very hot conditions will also persist through much of western Queensland and the central and southeast inland. A weak ridge will persist along the east coast, maintaining the slight chance of showers near the tropical coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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