Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/11 - 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 Balonne River, Burdekin
River system, Connors and Isaac Rivers and the Gulf Rivers.
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 the southern Northern
Territory and is expected to continue moving slowly west during today. A surface
trough extends from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Yasi across far southwest Queensland and
into New South Wales, and is expected to move north across the southern interior
of Queensland during today. A high near northern New Zealand extends a ridge of
high pressure over the southern Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Areas of rain and thunderstorms over northern Cape York Peninsula and about
the north tropical coast and ranges with moderate to heavy falls. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms across most of the remainder, though more isolated
over the central interior. Patchy thundery rain developing over the southern
interior overnight. Moderate E to NE winds along the east coast, shifting N to
NE over the interior ahead of a fresh and gusty SE change over the southwest.
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, becoming more enhanced
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 over the northern
tropics.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough will most likely move off the New South Wales 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 moderate to locally heavy 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 and
possible thunderstorms expected. An unstable airflow about the tropical coast
will continue to produce showers and isolated thunderstorms with scattered
showers and thunderstorms about the far north tropics and far northwest of the
state due to upper troughs. A new high should move over southeastern Australia,
strengthening the S'ly wind flow along the coast south of about Double Island
Point.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high is likely to move over the Tasman Sea, 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 at night. Isolated
showers will persist over the southeast and southern interior in the wake of the
rain band. Continuing unstable with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
over the tropics, increasing to rain areas over northern Cape York Peninsula.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The high will move to the southeast of New Zealand with a firm ridge
persisting along the east coast until late in the week. 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 with isolated showers near the coast and mostly fine conditions
over the interior. A new trough system may affect the far southwest during
Saturday with a band of showers and thunderstorms.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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