Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Severe Weather Warning is current for damaging winds and
flash flooding for western parts of the Northwest and Gulf Country districts and
northwestern parts of the Channel Country.
Various flood warnings are current.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A tropical low [Ex-Tropical Cyclone Yasi] lies over southeastern Northern
Territory and is expected to continue moving west southwest further away from
Queensland today. A high over the northern Tasman Sea extends a ridge of high
pressure along the southern Queensland coast. A deep trough over the Great
Australian Bight will move east into southeastern Australia today.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Rain areas and thunderstorms over Cape York Peninsula, the Gulf Country and
western districts west of about Cloncurry with locally heavy falls, chiefly near
the Northern Territory border. Possible damaging wind gusts west of about
Cloncurry to Birdsville, contracting into the Northern Territory this afternoon.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over remaining parts of the
tropics. Showers and isolated thunderstorms developing from the east over the
Central Coast, Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Afternoon and
evening showers and isolated thunderstorms developing over the central and
southeastern interior. Isolated showers over the Southeast Coast District, more
scattered north of Brisbane with possible isolated thunderstorms. Moderate to
fresh mostly N to NE winds, strong and gusty at times over far western
Queensland.
Forecast for Sunday
A surface trough will move east over New South Wales, extending north into
the southern interior of Queensland, greatly increasing instability. The ridge
along the far southern Queensland coast will shift a little further north, with
morning rain areas and isolated thunderstorms on the Capricorn and Wide Bay
coasts easing to isolated showers during the day. A deep, moist N to NE flow
will extend over the remainder of the state with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms, increasing to thundery rain areas near the trough over the far
southern interior and also over the northeastern tropical coast.
Forecast for Monday
The surface trough will persist over the southern interior while a fresh S'ly
wind change will move into far southern Queensland waters. Thundery rain areas
will persist near the trough over the southern interior, more enhanced with
moderate falls expected due to an upper level trough approaching the area.
Isolated showers will occur along the southern coast, becoming scattered with
the fresh S'ly change. A moist, unstable NE'ly flow will produce isolated shower
and thunderstorm activity over the remainder of the state, more widespread in
the northern tropics.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough will most likely move off the NSW coast and intensify,
extending back into the Queensland southeastern interior. Thundery rain areas
should therefore extend north over southern and western districts during the
day, with at least moderate falls expected near the trough over the southern
interior. A ridge of high pressure will result in mostly fine conditions over
central districts with only isolated showers expected. An unstable airflow in
the north will continue to produce showers and isolated thunderstorms. A new
high should move over southeastern Australia, strengthening the S'ly wind flow
along the coast south of Double Island Point.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high will most likely move into the Tasman Sea on Wednesday, extending a
firm ridge over the Queensland coast. This should contract the thundery rain
areas and upper level trough north into central districts before weakening on
Thursday. Conditions will remain unstable over the tropics and through
northwestern Queensland with showers and thunderstorms continuing. The ridge
should dominate weather over remaining parts of the state from Thursday with
isolated showers near the coast and mostly fine conditions over the
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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