Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A flood warning is current for Western Queensland Rivers.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
The monsoon trough extends from Tropical Cyclone Carlos near Darwin, over the
far northern Cape York Peninsula and links to a weak low in the Coral Sea. A
high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the southern and central coast of
Queensland. The high moves away to the southeast of New Zealand during Thursday
with the ridge along the southern and central coast weakening. A slow moving
upper level low will remain over the western Coral Sea whilst a surface trough
will remain over the far southwest of the state for the rest of today and during
Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms with moderate falls will continue over
the tropics with scattered showers and thunderstorms also about the far
southwest of the state. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the
east coast and adjacent inland. Mostly fine conditions are expected about the
Central West district and southeast interior with only isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times along the
southern to central coast.
Forecast for Thursday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms with moderate falls are expected to
continue over most of the tropics. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
will continue about the east coast and adjacent inland in the moist onshore
flow. The Central West district and southern interior should remain mostly fine
with only isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
The weak monsoon trough will extend over Cape York Peninsula to a weak low
moving west over the northern Coral Sea. At this stage the low is expected to
remain weak, located off the north tropical coast by night. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms with moderate falls will continue over most of the tropics.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected along the east coast
and adjacent inland, however only isolated showers are likely about southeast
districts in the weak onshore flow. Fine conditions are expected about the
Central West district and southern interior but isolated showers and
thunderstorms are expected over the southwest of the state near the weak surface
trough.
Forecast for Saturday
The weak monsoon trough will extend over Cape York Peninsula, while the low
off the north tropical coast will weaken. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
are expected to continue over most of the tropics, extending south along the
east coast to about the Wide Bay region. Isolated showers about the southeast
coast, with isolated afternoon showers expected over the remaining eastern
interior. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop over western and
southwestern Queensland ahead of a new surface trough entering this region by
late in the day. A very warm day is expected over southern Queensland.
Forecast for Sunday
The surface trough in the southwest of the state will move further northeast
into the state as an upper trough crosses southeast Australia. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms are expected to persist about the tropics with the weak
monsoon trough persisting about the far north of the state. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms will extend along most of the east coast and adjacent
inland, but with only isolated showers about the southeast coast. Showers and
thunderstorms will increase in the west and southwest of the state in response
to the surface trough.  Very warm conditions will continue across the south of
the state.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms should continue over the tropics with the
weak monsoon trough persisting over Cape York Peninsula. On Monday, showers and
isolated thunderstorms are likely to develop across most of the state ahead of
the upper and surface trough. A strong southerly change is expected to spread
over southeast waters during Monday afternoon. The surface trough should then
move north across the state on Tuesday and Wednesday contracting the showers and
thunderstorms northwards with fine conditions likely to develop across the
southern interior. Showers are expected to persist about the southeast coast in
the fresh to strong south to southeast winds. The surface trough will also
introduce cooler temperatures to the south of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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