A weak tropical low lies over the northern Coral Sea to the southwest of the Solomon Islands. The low has been moving gradually southwestwards, and will likely continue with this track for a couple of days. Forecasts late in the week will be highly dependent on the development and movement of this low. A high over the Tasman Sea will weaken from late today, gradually relaxing the ridge along the east Queensland coast, this may give us the opportunity of more substantial shower activity. The ridge will then be reinforced by a new high moving east into southeastern Australia on Friday. Its this ridging that we have been continually experiencing that is stopping the development of any substantial rainfall in our region. GYMPIE: Wednesday... Partly cloudy. A few showers in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly and light. Fire Danger - High. MIN 18° MAX 29° Outlook for Thursday... Partly cloudy. A possible shower from the early morning. Winds south to southeasterly and light tending easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming southeasterly and light in the evening. MIN 17° MAX 31° WIDE BAY: Wednesday... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, contracting to Fraser Island during the evening. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming south to southeasterly and light before dawn then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - High. Outlook for Thursday... Partly cloudy. The chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. STATE FORECAST: Isolated showers about much of the east coast and adjacent inland, more widespread and frequent about the east tropical coast and parts of the southeast coast. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over western Queensland and through the northern tropics, becoming more widespread in the far north during the day. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeast winds for most parts, tending fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly about the east coast between Cape Melville and Mackay. Fire Danger - Moderate to High for southern and central areas of the state.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:26:31 +0000
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