Weather Situation: A large high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. The high will slip to the southeast of New Zealand during today, gradually relaxing the ridge. A slow moving surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southern interior. An upper level trough will move east over southeastern Queensland today. A weak tropical low (Ex-Tropical Cyclone Hadi) lies over the northwestern Coral Sea and is expected to shift west over Cape York Peninsula during today and through the northern Gulf of Carpentaria during the weekend. Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast: Forecast for the rest of Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers contracting to Fraser Island during the evening. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h turning easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Capricornia Forecast: Forecast for the rest of Friday: Cloudy. Scattered showers, becoming less likely during the evening. Possible heavy falls near the north coast. Isolated thunderstorms. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:30 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast: Forecast for the rest of Friday: Partly cloudy. The chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south and east until this evening. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon then becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] (Mary)
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:13:15 +0000
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