MELBOURNE - Dec 6/10 - 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, Condamine, Maranoa, Paroo, Thomson, Barcoo and Warrego Rivers, The Balonne River and tributaries, the Fitzroy River Basin and Cooper Creek. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high pressure system [1025hPa] near Tasmania is moving east into the southern Tasman Sea and extends a ridge into the southern Coral Sea. A trough is located off the Queensland east coast. Generally unstable conditions persist across the state. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Scattered showers and thunderstorms across the state, mostly afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms more isolated in the northeast and far southeast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds along the east coast, fresh at times in the far south and north. Light to moderate NW to NE winds inland. Forecast for Wednesday The high in the southern Tasman Sea will continue to direct moist SE to NE winds onto the east coast, tending NE to NW over the interior ahead of the surface trough entering far southwestern parts of Queensland late in the day. Unstable conditions will extend over much of the state ahead of this trough with scattered showers and thunderstorms over western districts and the central and southern interior. Scattered showers over the southeast with possible isolated thunderstorms inland. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the tropics, with the thunderstorms occurring chiefly inland. Forecast for Thursday The high will persist over the southern Tasman Sea though is expected to weaken. The surface trough will remain slow moving over the Channel Country, with unstable conditions continuing over much of the state. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over western districts in the moist NE to NW flow ahead of the trough. Scattered showers will continue about the east coast in the moist SE to NE flow, with more isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the eastern interior. Forecast for Friday The high is expected to weaken further over the Tasman Sea. The surface trough will shift a little further east over western Queensland. At the same time an upper level trough will intensify over western parts of the state. The combination of the two systems should result in a band of rain and thunderstorms extending from the Gulf Country into the southern interior, clearing the far southwest during the day. Possible locally heavy falls within the band, chiefly with thunderstorms. Scattered showers over the tropics, with isolated thunderstorms inland. Isolated showers over southeast and central districts, with possible afternoon thunderstorms inland. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds east of the trough, tending N to NE in the south. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds behind the trough. Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday The high will continue to weaken over the southern Tasman Sea and move slowly east. The surface trough is likely to remain slow moving from the northwest to southeast of the state into the weekend. A band of showers and thunderstorms will extend over the state near and to the east of the trough, most likely contracting into northern and eastern districts by Monday with possible locally moderate falls. Fine conditions developing over western Queensland in the wake of the trough. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Tuesday. Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Rainfall & River Conditions New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Areas Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Warnings Summary Forecasts Melbourne Metro Forecast Vic. 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