Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 13/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil warnings current
Flood warnings are current for the Cherwell, Burrum, Flinders Rivers, Barcoo
River and Cooper Creek, Bulloo, Condamine, Balonne, Mary, Paroo, Warrego, Weir
Rivers. The Fitzroy River Basin. Baffle Creek.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weakening high pressure system northeast of New Zealand extends a ridge
over the Coral Sea and along the tropical east coast of Queensland. A trough
lies off the east coast of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Very isolated showers and thunderstorms over eastern districts this afternoon
and evening, increasing towards Cape York Peninsular. Fine over the western
interior. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds about the east coast. Lighter SE
winds over the interior. Light to moderate SE/NE winds over the tropics.
Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms continuing over eastern districts in the
afternoon and evening, increasing over Cape York Peninsular. Fine over the
western interior. Mostly light to moderate S to SE winds inland, tending SE to
NE about the east coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Thunderstorm activity will weaken over eastern districts but continue through
the tropics and extend west around the southern Gulf coast. A new surface trough
will enter the far of the state later in the day with a S'ly wind change and may
generate some isolated late showers or thunderstorms.  Thunderstorm activity
will probably decrease into shower activity about the central coast.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough will reach the central interior in the afternoon and
generate showers and thunderstorms late in the day in a band from the NW to the
southern interior. Thunderstorm activity will increase over the SE interior with
increased rainfall. In the tropics thunderstorm activity will be confined to
western Cape York Peninsular with isolated showers mainly over the eastern
tropics and the eastern interior.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough slowly enters the Maranoa and central west districts.
Showers and thunderstorms generally over the state east of the trough,
increasing towards the SE interior in the afternoon. Showers generally about the
central and NE tropical coasts.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The trough will move into the SE with rain areas and thunderstorms with
moderate to heavy falls. Patchy rain will also develop across the southern
interior from the west. By Sunday the trough has moved NE into the central west
and the Burnett region with thunderstorms and some heavy falls. Patchy lighter
rain remaining across southern districts. By Monday, rain and thunderstorms
contracting over the northern half of the state, becoming fine over southern
districts. Drier and hot over the SE with W'ly winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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