Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 16/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough over the interior of the state will remain slow moving today before deepening during Thursday as a new upper trough enters the state. The surface and upper troughs should then shift east northeast, most likely contracting off the southern coast during Friday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine and mostly sunny over much of the east tropical coast and central coasts. Showers and gusty thunderstorms possible through much of the remainder of the state, particularly the southeast corner and the central and northern interior. A hot day over much of the state, particularly western districts and the central and southern inland. Mostly moderate northwest to northeasterly winds through northern and central parts, fresh at times over the interior in the morning. Moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds over the south of the state.Fire Danger -  Very High about the Central West and southern and southeast interior.Thursday 18 DecemberInstability and moisture will increase further through much of the state in response to the deepening surface trough through the interior and the new upper trough, with a very high chance of showers and storms through the northwest into the central west and southeast corner of the state. Some locally heavy falls are possible with storms. There is a slight to medium chance of showers and storms extending through the remaining central interior and into the Capricornia late in the day. Cloud will increase through the southwest with a cool day and patchy, thundery rain expected. A slight chance of showers and storms will persist through the northwestern tropics.Friday 19 DecemberThe upper trough and surface trough should shift north and east through southern and central Queensland. Showers and thunderstorms are expected from the northwest of the state into central districts and the southeast corner, though should generally clear areas south of about Fraser Island in the morning as the troughs contract northeast. The northeast tropics should remain fine and mostly sunny. Drier air will spread to the southwest and southern interior with fine and mostly sunny conditions here.Saturday 20 DecemberA broad upper trough should maintain instability across much of the state whilst a ridge should build along the southern coast from a high moving east over southeastern Australia. A drier southerly flow across the southwest and southern interior should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions here. A slight chance of showers exists about the far southeast of the state in the onshore flow and also about the east coast north of Bowen. Showers and thunderstorms are expected elsewhere, particularly the far northwest of the state and into the tropical and central inland.Sunday until TuesdayThe upper trough will maintain instability across central and northern parts of the state during much of the outlook period with showers and possible storms expected. A ridge will extend over the southeastern corner of the state with just some showers expected and the slight chance of storms, mostly inland. The southwest of the state should remain fine on Sunday, although a trough may approach from the west late Monday. This trough will increase instability once again with showers and storms likely to stretch from the northwest of the state into the southern interior on Monday, possibly extending into the southeast interior on Tuesday as the trough shifts east.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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