Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 5/10 - 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,
Paroo, Warrego, Maranoa, and Bremer Rivers, Cooper, Laidley, Lockyer and Warrill
Creeks 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 high pressure system near New Zealand is weakening and moving southeast.
The high extends a weak ridge into the southern Coral Sea. A weak trough is
located off the Queensland east coast and generally moist NE winds exist across
most of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over most eastern districts, the tropics
and into the Maranoa and Warrego. Showers becoming scattered and tending to rain
in parts of the southeast. Mostly fine conditions in the west with some high
cloud and little or no rain. Mostly light E to NE winds about the east coast,
tending moderate to fresh NE in the southeast. Mostly light and variable winds
inland.
Forecast for Monday
A new high will develop in the far southern Tasman Sea as a trough system
moves across South Australia. Some morning drizzle or rain to clear the
Southeast Coast early. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over most eastern
districts, the tropics and into the Maranoa and Warrego. Fine in the west apart
from some high cloud and little or no rain over the Channel Country. Light to
moderate E to NE winds on the east coast and mostly light and variable winds
inland.
Forecast for Tuesday
The trough will approach the far southwest of the state while the high over
the far southern Tasman Sea will continue to direct moist NE to N winds across
the state. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over most of Queensland, tending
more isolated in a drier airmass in the far west.
Forecast for Wednesday
The trough will enter the far southwest of the state while the high over the
far southern Tasman Sea will continue to direct moist NE to N winds across the
state. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over most of Queensland, tending more
isolated west of the trough in the southwest.
Forecast for Thursday
The trough will be located move through central areas of the state as the
high pushes towards New Zealand and the next upstream high approaches WA.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over most of Queensland apart from the
southwest. NE to NW winds east of through trough, becoming SW to SE behind the
trough.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The high will move only slowly east across the Tasman Sea and then to the
east of New Zealand. The surface trough will extend from the northwest of the
state to the southeast by Saturday. So moist conditions with scattered showers
and thunderstorms forecast to the east of the trough, with fine conditions
developing over the west of the state in the wake of the trough.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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