Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between
St Lawrence and Cape Moreton.
Flood warnings are current for the Warrego River including Bradley's Gully at
Charleville, Balonne River, Connors and Isaac Rivers, Nicholson, Flinders and
Norman Rivers.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A slow moving surface trough lies over southwest Queensland. An upper level
trough is moving north over the central Queensland interior and weakening. A
high is expected to move into the Tasman Sea during the day.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the tropics, increasing to
rain overnight about far eastern Cape York Peninsula. Scattered showers, patchy
rain and thunderstorms over the southern and central interior with moderate to
locally heavy falls possible with storms during the day. Isolated showers and
morning drizzle over the southeast. Another mild to cool day over the southern
and central interior. Moderate SE to NE winds, fresh about the southern to
central coast.
Forecast for Thursday
The high will move southeast towards New Zealand, maintaining a ridge along
the east Queensland coast. A trough will persist west of the Queensland border,
with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms expected over far western
parts of Queensland. Isolated showers are expected over southeastern Queensland
in the moist onshore flow. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are
expected over central districts north of about Rockhampton and through the
northwest and tropical interior. A trough will move west over Cape York
Peninsula, generating rain areas and thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls
over the far northeast tropics, including the North Tropical Coast.
Forecast for Friday
The high will move to the south of New Zealand, with a weakening ridge along
the east Queensland coast. Mostly fine conditions are expected over the southern
and central interior under the stabilising influence of the ridge, with isolated
showers along the southeast and Capricornia coasts in the moist onshore wind
flow. The trough over the northern tropics will shift west into the Gulf of
Carpentaria with scattered showers, areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms
with moderate to heavy falls continuing in this region. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms will continue over northwestern Queensland.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will continue to move southeast of New Zealand and continue to
weaken the ridge along the east coast. Deep, moist E'ly winds will maintain
showers and thunderstorms with possibly heavy falls about the Gulf Country, Cape
York Peninsula and the North Tropical Coast. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms about the southern tropics easing to mostly fine conditions with
isolated showers further south though isolated thunderstorms are possible late
in the far southwest near a new surface trough. Isolated showers along the
southeast and Capricornia coasts. Fine over the southeast interior.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
A new high building in the Bight will maintain a weak ridge along the east
coast. Conditions will remain unstable over the northern tropics with scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms continuing. A trough moves over the southwest
from Sunday, with a band of showers and thunderstorms moving slowly east across
the southern interior during Sunday or Monday and into the central interior by
Tuesday. Isolated showers are expected to continue along the east coast in the
onshore flow. Increasing showers along the east coast as a trough approaches
from the Coral Sea.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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