Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 15/10 - 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, Paroo, Warrego, Moonie, the Fitzroy River Basin, Cooper and Baffle
Creeks.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A cold front is moving through Victoria with a trough extending north into
central australia to the heat low over Western Australia.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over eastern Queensland, including Cape
York Peninsular this afternoon and evening. Dry over western Queensland. Light
to moderate SE to NE winds along the east coast, tending NW to NE inland. A new
surface trough will enter the far SW of the state overnight with isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough will move into central Queensland and reach the western
Darling Downs late in the day. Thunderstorm activity will increase over the SE
region tomorrow afternoon otherwise showers and thunderstorms generally from the
NW to the SE of the state. Isolated afternoon showers the southern tropics. No
change in the tropics. Fine in the SW of the state with S'ly winds. Light to
moderate N to NE winds along the east coast, tending NE to NW inland east of the
surface trough.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough slows down, almost stationary over central Queensland,
however continues to move across the Darling Downs. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms generally in a band from the NW to the SE, increasing towards the
SE. Dry across the south and west of the state. Isolated afternoon showers only
over parts of the central coast and eastern interior. Little change in the
tropics.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough is almost stationary across the state, however the coastal
component on the trough on northern  N.S.W coast moves north through the SE
coast with a SE'ly wind change. Patchy rain develops across southern districts
from the west south of the trough axis. To the north of the trough, showers and
thunderstorms, increasing towards the SE with increasing rainfall.
Forecast for Sunday
The surface trough remains stationary across the interior but falls back
south on the SE coast with winds shifting from the SE to the NE. A new upper
level trough will develop over the west and this will increase the rain areas
over central and the SE with some heavy falls. Lighter patchy rain across
southern QLD. Little change in the tropics.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Rain areas and thunderstorms will contract further north across the central
interior of Queensland, fine over the south. Becoming dry over the SE with SW
winds. Showers and thunderstorms generally across the tropics. By Tuesday, much
the same although rainfall increasing about the central coast. Rain areas and
isolated thunderstorms start to slip back inland towards the SW on Wednesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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