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Fire Weather Warning - Queensland including South East corner

Old Sep 25th 2013, 6:01 am
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FIRE WEATHER WARNING
for the Maranoa and Warrego, Central West, Channel Country, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts, and parts of the North West, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast districts. Issued at 3:31pm EST on Wednesday the 25th of September 2013 for today and Thursday.


A surface trough lies from the west of the state to southeast Queensland and is expected to weaken during this evening. Hot, dry and windy conditions will
persist across western and most southern and central interior districts,
producing the following conditions for the remainder of today:

Severe fire danger in the Maranoa and Warrego, Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, western parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, northern and eastern parts of the Channel Country, and southern parts of the North West district. Temperatures to 41 degrees, relative humidity down to 5%, and winds to about 40 km/h are expected.

A second trough is crossing South Australia and will enter the far southwest of the state during early Thursday, before moving northeast to extend from about Mount Isa to Ipswich by the evening. Hot, dry and gusty west to northwesterly winds, tending west to southwesterly following the trough are expected to cause the following conditions on Thursday:

Extreme fire danger in the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district southwest of
Chinchilla and the Maranoa and Warrego district southeast of Roma to Bollon.
Temperatures to 40 degrees, relative humidity to less than 10% and winds up to 50 km/h are expected.

Severe fire danger in the Central West, Channel Country, Central Highlands and Coalfields, the south of the Northwest district; the far west of the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast districts; and the remainder of the Darling Downs and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Temperatures to 41 degrees, relative humidity to 10% and winds up to 45 km/hr are expected.

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Rural Fire Service Queensland advises that fires will be uncontrollable and fast-moving.
The next warning will be issued by 11pm EST.

For more information on Fire Bans and how to Prepare. Act. Survive. Visit the
Rural Fire Service web page at http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au or call the
Hotline on 1800 020 440.
For the latest weather information, listen to your local radio station or visit
the Bureau of Meteorology web page at http://www.bom.gov.au or call 1300-659-219 for recorded Land and Weather Warnings.
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Thursday's forecast - A vigorous cold front is expected to move across the west and southern interior of the state, reaching the southeast inland during the afternoon and evening. High cloud will increase through the central and southeastern interior but with little or no rain expected at this stage, though isolated afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms are more likely in the Wide Bay and Burnett. Fresh and gusty W to NW'ly winds ahead of the trough over most of the over the interior are expected to shift fresh to strong and gusty S to SW'ly in the wake of the trough, with raised dust likely over the southwest of the state. Temperatures will continue to be well above the September average across the state. As a result, an enhanced fire danger is expected to continue across western, central and southern Queensland, including the southeast.

Ipswich expecting 38 degrees
Gold Coast 31 degrees
Brisbane 34 degrees
Sunshine Coast 33 degrees

Hot gusty winds and very low humidity.
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Thursday's forecast - A vigorous cold front is expected to move across the west and southern interior of the state, reaching the southeast inland during the afternoon and evening. High cloud will increase through the central and southeastern interior but with little or no rain expected at this stage, though isolated afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms are more likely in the Wide Bay and Burnett. Fresh and gusty W to NW'ly winds ahead of the trough over most of the over the interior are expected to shift fresh to strong and gusty S to SW'ly in the wake of the trough, with raised dust likely over the southwest of the state. Temperatures will continue to be well above the September average across the state. As a result, an enhanced fire danger is expected to continue across western, central and southern Queensland, including the southeast.

Ipswich expecting 38 degrees
Gold Coast 31 degrees
Brisbane 34 degrees
Sunshine Coast 33 degrees

Hot gusty winds and very low humidity.

Looks like we're in for a very hot Summer.
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Fire Weather Warning
for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast forecast districts


Issued at 6:24 pm EST on Sunday 6 October 2013.
Weather Situation

High temperatures ( uo to 35 degrees), very dry air, and fresh and gusty westerly winds in the wake of a surface trough will extend through the south during Monday.
For Monday 7 October:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following forecast districts:
Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
The Rural Fire Service Queensland advises that fires may be unpredictable, uncontrollable and fast-moving.


Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following forecast districts:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country and Wide Bay and Burnett
The Rural Fire Service Queensland advises that fires may be unpredictable, uncontrollable and fast-moving.

The Rural Fire Service Queensland advises you to:

Check your bushfire survival plan - Now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation in any way you can through www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au, television or radio.
Call Triple Zero if you see a fire.

The Rural Fire Service Queensland advises that if you are in an area of Extreme Fire Danger:

Leaving is the only option for your survival.
If you plan to leave finalise your options and leave early on the day.
A well prepared and well constructed home may not be safe.

The Rural Fire Service Queensland advises that if you are in an area of Severe Fire Danger:

Leaving is the safest option for your survival.
If you plan to leave finalise your options and leave early on the day.
Only stay if your home is well prepared and well constructed and you can actively defend it.
Prepare for the emotional, mental and physical impact of defending your property - if in doubt, leave early.

For information on Fire Bans and how to Prepare. Act. Survive. Visit the Rural Fire Service web page at www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au or call the hotline on 1800 020 440.
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