Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 1/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Flood warnings are current for the Bulloo, Thomson, Barcoo
and Warrego Rivers, Cooper Creek and the Fitzroy River Basin.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A slow moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a
ridge into the southern Coral Sea. A weak trough lies off the tropical
Queensland coast. Another surface trough is moving slowly west over western
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Scattered showers along the coast, tending to thundery rain areas about the
Central Coast and Capricornia district with moderate to locally heavy falls.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms elsewhere east of about Normanton to
Cunnamulla, with moderate to possible heavy falls. Light to moderate SW to SE
winds in the far west. Moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times along
the southern and central coasts.
Forecast for Friday
The high will remain slow moving over the Tasman Sea. A surface trough will
persist over the far west while a new upper level trough will move over western
Queensland. Unstable conditions should therefore persist through much of the
state to the east of the surface trough, with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the tropics, tending to thundery rain areas from the southern
tropics through central districts and the southern interior with moderate to
locally heavy falls. Isolated showers and early inland drizzle areas over the
southeast. Remaining fine in the far west with southerly winds. Moderate SE to
NE winds elsewhere across the state, fresh at times along the coast south of
about Bowen.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will continue to weaken over the southern Tasman Sea. The upper
level trough is expected to intensify as it moves east across the state.
Thundery rain areas over the central and southern interior parts with moderate
to locally heavy falls, will contract east to the SE interior and coast.
Conditions will remain unstable over the northeast tropics with scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms, chiefly during the afternoon and evening.
Scattered showers also along the southern tropical and central coast with just
the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Remaining fine in the far west. Isolated
showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms elsewhere. A surface trough is
expected to develop off the Capricorn and Wide Bay coasts, with SE to NE winds
possibly strengthening about the coast between about Yeppoon to Double Island
Point as a result. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times
along the southern coast.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper level trough moves east over southeastern districts and is expected
to push off the southeast coast by evening. Patchy rain areas continue over the
southeastern corner of the state. The upper trough also generates very unstable
conditions over the southeast with possible thunderstorms and moderate falls
during the afternoon. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms also over the
Maranoa and Central Highlands. Scattered showers and thunderstorms through
northern Cape York Peninsula. More isolated showers and just the chance of
isolated thunderstorms elsewhere over the tropics and central interior. A new
upper level trough is expected to amplify over Western Australia and extend more
moist SE to NE winds into western Queensland, with possible isolated showers and
afternoon thunderstorms, more scattered near the Gulf Coast. The surface trough
off the Wide Bay and Fraser Island coast is expected to move southwards with
strong winds likely extend southwards to Cape Moreton and expected to ease along
the Capricorn coast.
Forecast for Monday
The new high is expected to move into the southern Tasman Sea and extend a
ridge over the Coral Sea maintaining a moist E/NE flow along most of the east
coast with generally isolated showers, tending scattered along the south coast
with possible rain areas. The upper trough causing the rain areas is likely to
move southwards and weaken during day with rain areas easing to showers. The
weak surface trough may remain close to the south coast with possible strong
winds over the coastal waters south of Sandy Cape. The next upper trough
amplifying over Western Australia and Great Australian Bight will extend
unstable conditions across western Queensland with isolated afternoon showers
and thunderstorms.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
A high will persist in the southern Tasman Sea maintaining a ridge along the
east coast with E to NE winds. The deep upper trough may remain slow moving over
Western Australia and Great Australian Bight on Tuesday and Wednesday causing a
broad area of instability over western Queensland districts with showers and
thunderstorms, possibly extending to the central and southern interior as the
trough moves east on Thursday.  Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms may
continue over the tropics. Isolated to scattered showers over southeastern and
central districts in a moist E to NE flow, with possible isolated thunderstorms
inland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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