Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 12/17 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the northwestern Tasman Sea will maintain a ridge and a general fresh southeasterly wind flow about the east Queensland coast. The ridge will gradually relax from late today as the high shifts slowly east over the Tasman Sea. A surface trough is likely to enter the far southwest of Queensland on Thursday and remain slow-moving over the interior through the weekend. Hot conditions over western Queensland will gradually spread through the southern interior and southeast inland late this week, to the east of the surface trough. Unstable conditions are expected to continue over the far northwest of the state during the coming days, particularly about the Gulf Country district where some storms may be severe during today.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayThe slight to medium chance of showers about the east coast, north of Noosa, in an onshore wind flow. A medium chance of showers and storms will persist near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast, with the slight chance extending elsewhere through the northwest. Some isolated storms may be severe about the northwestern Gulf Country. Conditions will dry over the remaining west though sufficient heating will exist to result in the slight chance of a storm, with little to no rainfall, west of about Longreach. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will persist elsewhere. Hot conditions will spread over the west of the state. Moderate to fresh and gusty north to northeasterly winds through the interior, moderate east to southeasterly about the coast.Fire Danger -  Very high in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district.Thursday 14 DecemberThe high will drift further east over the Tasman Sea, with the ridge relaxing further about the east Queensland coast. This will result in just the slight chance of a shower about the east coast, most likely north of Fraser Island. A surface trough is likely to approach the far southwest of the state late in the day, resulting in the slight chance of high based storms through the southwest though with no rainfall expected to reach the ground. The slight to medium chance of showers and storms will persist about the Gulf Country, far west and Peninsula coast. Hot conditions will spread further from the west into the southern interior.Friday 15 DecemberThe high will drift slowly east over the Tasman Sea and the weak ridge will remain over eastern Queensland, resulting in the chance of showers about the east coast north of Fraser Island in a weak onshore flow. A trough may extend from the Coral Sea towards the central and Capricornia coasts, freshening winds a little and increasing the chance of showers, though there is some uncertainty associated with its movement. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms will persist about the Gulf Country and near the west Peninsula coast. The trough near the far southwestern border will shift a little further east into the southwest of the state and combine with a weak upper trough to result in the slight chance of a high based shower or storm south of about Mount Isa to Charleville to Warwick but with little to no rainfall expected to reach the ground. Hot conditions will extend from the west through to the southeastern interior.Saturday 16 DecemberThe trough will progress slightly further east over central and southern Queensland and, in combination with higher surface moisture levels, result in a medium chance of showers and possible storms through the southern interior. Showers and storms remain a slight chance elsewhere across southern, central and northwestern districts, more likely about the Gulf Country and western Peninsula. The ridge over eastern Queensland and the Coral Sea trough should remain relatively slow-moving, resulting in the slight chance of showers over the exposed east coast, a little more likely north of Fraser Island and south of Cairns. Warm to hot conditions will continue over southern and central parts of the state.Sunday until TuesdayA weak ridge of high pressure will likely persist along the east coast through the outlook period, maintaining the slight chance of a shower about the east coast north of Fraser Island, possibly increasing to a medium chance in some areas depending on the movement of the trough over the Coral Sea. The surface trough in the southwest of the state will most likely shift slowly east into the interior of the state. This trough will result in the slight to medium chance of showers and storms over parts of western Queensland and the southern and southeastern interior into the start of next week. The chance of storms will also persist about the Gulf Country and west Peninsula coast. Hot conditions will continue over much of the interior and southeast inland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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