Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 14/10 - 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 Barcoo, Bulloo, Condamine,
Balonne, Mary, Paroo, Warrego, Moonie and Weir Rivers, the Fitzroy River Basin,
Burnett Catchment and Cooper and Baffle Creeks.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the
Coral Sea. A weak low off the southeast Queensland coast east of Fraser Island.
A surface trough over the Queensland interior.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over east of about Normanton to St George,
increasing to scattered showers and thunderstorms about the northeast tropics.
Fine over most of western Queensland. Mostly light to moderate SE to NE winds.
Forecast for Wednesday
Conditions dry out slightly over central and southeast Queensland with
isolated afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms expected, tending
scattered about the northern tropics and easing to scattered showers on the
tropical east coast. A new surface trough will enter the far southwest of the
state late in the day and may trigger isolated late showers or thunderstorms.
Fine elsewhere. Light to moderate SE to NE winds along the east coast, tending
NW to NE inland. Moderate S'ly winds developing over the far southwest late in
the day.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough will move slowly east over southwest Queensland with fine
conditions in the far southwest. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
moist airmass over southern and southeast Queensland and also in the tropics,
easing to scattered showers along the tropical east coast. Isolated showers and
afternoon thunderstorms about the central east coast and Northwest district and
only very isolated afternoon showers over the southern inland tropics.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough sits from the northwest through to the southeast interior
with moist conditions and scattered showers and thunderstorms about southeast
and central Queensland, and also about the tropics through easing to scattered
showers about the east coast north of Cooktown. Showers and thunderstorms
tending more isolated in the southern tropics. Fine conditions southwest of the
surface trough.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough is expected to lie from the northwest through to southeast
Queensland. Continuing unstable over districts northeast of the trough with
generally scattered showers and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, an upper trough
developing over the Great Australian Bight is expected to extend some high cloud
with little or no rain over the southern interior.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
A new surface trough is expected to enter the far southwest during Sunday and
then move northeast to lie from the northwest to Wide Bay region by late Monday
and Tuesday. The broad upper trough is expected to build over southern
Queensland. Scattered showers and thunderstorms generally northeast of this
surface trough, increasing to rain areas with moderate to locally heavy falls
near the trough. Becoming fine over the region southwest of the trough during
Monday and Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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