Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
lood warnings are current for the Warrego River including
Bradley's Gully at Charleville, Balonne River, Connors and Isaac Rivers, the
Dawson, 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 [1027 hPa] is in the southwestern parts of the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the tropics, increasing to
rain periods with some moderate to heavy falls possible about the northeast
coast and nearby inland areas. Scattered showers, patchy rain and thunderstorms
over the southern and central interior. Fine over the southeast except for a few
isolated showers about the coast. 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 gradually
weakening ridge along the east Queensland coast. The surface though should be
located west of the western border, with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms expected over far western parts of Queensland. Fine over the
southeast quarter of the state except for some isolated showers about southeast
coast and some areas of morning cloud and drizzle about the eastern slopes of
the Great Dividing Range 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, drawing 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.
Forecast for Sunday
A weak surface trough could allow some isolated afternoon and evening showers
and storms develop over the Channel Country, whilst conditions over the central
and southern interior will be fine except for a few isolated afternoon showers.
Fine also about the southeast except for some isolated showers, mainly about the
coastal areas.  Scattered showers and isolated storms remaining over the
northern tropics in lingering instability, more widespread about the Gulf
Country and Cape York Peninsula before a tropical trough in the Gulf of
Carpentaria moves towards the Northern Territory late in the day.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
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. The surface trough should spread
eastwards out of the Channel Country early in the week, with an associated band
of showers and thunderstorms moving into the southern interior with it and
arriving near 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 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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