Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 23/14 - 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 over the next few days maintaining hot conditions through western districts and also through the southern and central inland. A high in the Tasman Sea will maintain a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast over the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of SundayA medium chance of showers and storms through the interior of the state southwest of about Normanton to Toowoomba. Eastern districts should remain fine apart from the slight chance of light showers near the east coast north of about Mackay. Mostly moderate southeast to northeast winds across the state, tending north to northwesterly over the Channel Country.Monday 24 NovemberShowers and storms expected southwest of about Normanton to Goondiwindi. Moisture and instability will also likely increase about the tropics with a slight to medium chance of showers near the east tropical coast and a slight chance extending into the Peninsula and tropical interior. Hot to very through much of the southern interior and into the central west and southeast inland. Mostly moderate southeast to northeast winds across the state, tending northwest to southwesterly in the southwest.Fire Danger -  Very High Fire Dangers over the central and southern interior.Tuesday 25 NovemberA broad area of low pressure over the west of the state is expected to shift a little further east during Tuesday, with the shower and storm zone extending into the southeastern interior of the state. A slight to medium chance of showers near the east tropical coast and a slight chance extending into the Peninsula and tropical interior. Hot to very hot over southeast Queensland.Wednesday 26 NovemberThe broad area of low pressure is likely to move further east as a high strengthens in the Bight. The shower and storm zone is expected to lie southwest of about Normanton to the Scenic Rim, but fine conditions are expected in the far southwest. A slight to medium chance of showers about the eastern districts and over the Peninsula and tropical interior, and the chance of some storms about the northeast interior. Temperatures are expected to return to near average for the majority of the state.Thursday 27 NovemberThe high located in The Great Australian Bight is expected to slowly shift east. The moist onshore wind flow from the high is likely to combine with an upper trough to produce showers and storms in a band extending from the northwest to the southeast, but fine in the southwest. A slight to medium chance of showers about the majority of the east coast and over the Peninsula and tropical interior. Conditions will stabilise a little in the far southwest as a southeasterly wind change moves up the coast, however there will still be a medium chance of showers and the chance of a thunderstorm.Friday until SundayThe High is expected to move into the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, strengthening a ridge extending up the east coast. The shower and thunderstorm activity is expected to focus around the central coast and central interior on Friday, and in a separate area in the northwest. This activity is likely to contract a little northeastwards on Saturday, and possibly contract further to lie mostly in the west of the state by Sunday. Some uncertainty exists for Saturday and Sunday however. A slight to medium chance of showers about the majority of the east coast and over the tropical interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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