Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 19/14 - 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 week as a new surface trough enters the southwest of the state. A high in the Tasman Sea will maintain a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast over the next few days. 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 thunderstorms, some of 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. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds.Thursday 20 NovemberShowers and storms are expected through the southeast of the state and the southern interior east of about Charleville, extending into the Central Highlands and inland parts of the Capricornia. Some showers and thunderstorms should also develop about the northwest of the state. Hot conditions are expected through western Queensland and the central interior. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds over much of the state tending northwest to southwest in the southwest of the state in the afternoon.Fire Danger -  Severe in the Central West. Very High through parts of the central and eastern interior.Friday 21 NovemberA 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 23 NovemberThe 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.Monday until WednesdayThe trough should remain slow moving from the northwest of the state into the southern interior during Monday and is likely to move further east in to the southeast of the state later on Tuesday. The trough is then likely to move north through southern waters on Wednesday to lie from the northwest of the state to the Wide Bay area on Wednesday. The trough is likely to generate some showers and storms through western Queensland and the central and southern interior, extending into the southern interior and southeast of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. 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 am EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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