Australia -- Queensland Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jan 16/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation The monsoon trough extends over the northern Queensland tropics to Tropical Cyclone Zelia well offshore over the central Coral Sea to Ex Tropical Cyclone Vania over the northern Tasman Sea. Tropical Cyclone Zelia is expected to continue moving southeast and will not impact the Australian mainland. A surface trough will extend from northwestern Queensland into the southeastern interior on Monday. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms through the northern tropics with some locally heavy falls. Patchy rain areas and thunderstorms over western districts west of about Longreach with possible locally heavy falls with thunderstorms. Isolated showers and possible late thunderstorms over the southern tropics and through remaining parts of the interior west of about Emerald to Goondiwindi. Mostly fine elsewhere with only isolated showers. Large ocean swells over southern Queensland are producing dangerous surf conditions about the coast south of Fraser Island. Light to moderate NW winds over the northern tropics. Light to moderate mostly SE winds elsewhere, tending moderate to fresh S to SE along the southern coast. Forecast for Monday Isolated afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms over southeastern and southern central parts of the state, chiefly inland. Rain areas and thunderstorms elsewhere over central Queensland and the southern tropics. Mostly fine over the far southwest with just the chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms. Monsoonal rain areas, showers and thunderstorms continuing in the northern tropics. Ocean swells should ease slightly over southern Queensland. Moderate NW winds in the far north. Moderate S to SE winds in the Channel Country. Light winds elsewhere. Forecast for Tuesday A ridge will extend into the southern interior, with the drier S'ly winds resulting in fine conditions over southwestern Queensland. A surface trough will extend from northwestern Queensland through the central interior and into the southeast. The monsoon trough will slip a little further south with monsoonal rain areas and thunderstorms expected north of about Mackay with some heavy falls. Showers and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to thundery rain areas north of about Longreach. Forecast for Wednesday Monsoonal rain and thunderstorms and some heavy falls will continue over northern districts to the north of the monsoon trough which will most likely lie near Mackay. A surface trough will persist from northwestern Queensland into the southeastern interior, and this combined with an upper level trough will result in scattered showers and thunderstorms through the northwest, central and southeast districts. Fine in the southwest in the continuing dry S'ly flow. Forecast for Thursday A high will move into the Tasman Sea and gradually build a ridge towards the southern Queensland coast. Unstable conditions will persist over central and southeastern Queensland ahead of the ridge with showers and thunderstorms expected. The monsoon trough will move north to lie near Townsville by the evening. Monsoonal rain areas and thunderstorms with some heavy falls will continue the north of the monsoon trough. Remaining fine in the southwest. Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday The monsoon trough will continue to move north over the tropics as the ridge builds to the south, with monsoonal rain and thunderstorms most likely contracting to north of Cairns by Saturday. Instability persists through central districts on Friday before the ridge builds into the area, with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms, easing to isolated showers on Saturday. 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