Australia GFS Surface Wind +144 hour Chart

About GFS
Global Forecast System. The operational numerical weather forecasting model run by NCEP. The GFS superceded the AVN and MRF models, on which it is largely based. Forecast data from the GFS is available out to 180 hours at full resolution and 16 days at a reduced resolution.
Weather News
Brisbane weather relief as storm brings six months' worth of rain in one night
17:55 EDT
Brisbane's overnight rainfall has equalled what it has received in the last six months, with a major thunderstorm bringing more than 100 millimetres to some parts of the city.
How can smoke help reduce bushfire intensity?
17:50 EDT
The NSW Rural Fire Service said it was the smoke that kept bushfires from flaring up earlier this week — but how can smoke possibly be helpful? We are not making this up.
Tamborine Mountain school runs dry prompting calls for a 'water emergency' declaration
14:19 EDT
Members of a Gold Coast Hinterland community have called for the State Government to intervene and halt commercial water extraction as a school's bore runs dry.