Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/11 - 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 the Georgina River.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
An inactive and weak monsoon trough extends over Far North Queensland from
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Carlos over the Northern Territory a low near Vanuatu.  The
low is not expected to enter the Coral Sea.  A high southeast of New Zealand
extends a ridge along the southern and central coast of Queensland. A slow
moving upper level low over the western Coral Sea.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over most of the tropics, mainly during
the afternoon and evening. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Wide Bay
and Capricornia coast, tending to mainly fine with just a few isolated afternoon
showers about the southeast. Fine over most of the southern interior, apart from
isolated showers and afternoon thunderstorms over the Channel Country. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times about the central coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The monsoon trough should remain weak and remain over Cape York Peninsula.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue over most of the
tropics, and also over the Central Highlands, Capricornia and Wide Bay
districts. Fine except for a few isolated showers about the southeast coast and
nearby interior. Isolated showers and thunderstorms should develop over western
and southwestern Queensland ahead of a new surface trough entering this region
by late in the day. Very warm over southern QLD.
Forecast for Sunday
The surface trough should remain over the far southwest of the state as an
upper trough moves across southeast Australia. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms are expected to persist about the tropics with the weak monsoon
trough still about the far north of the state. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms should extend along most of the east coast and nearby inland, but
with only isolated showers and possible thunderstorms about the southeast coast
and central to southeast interior. Showers and thunderstorms will increase in
the west and southwest of the state in response to the surface trough. Hot
conditions across the south of the state.
Forecast for Monday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to persist about the
tropics. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are also likely to develop across
the remainder of the state, including the southeast, ahead of the surface
trough. A fresh to strong southerly change is expected to spread over southeast
waters during Monday afternoon and extend north to Fraser Island overnight. Hot
conditions ahead of the trough with northwesterly winds, shifting cooler gusty
southerly behind the trough. Showers and thunderstorms should clear from the far
southwest late in the day.
Forecast for Tuesday
A strong high south of the continent will push cooler southeasterly winds
further into Queensland, providing relief for the southern half of the state.
By contrast the northern half of the state should reach temperatures around the
February average, and should also remain humid with scattered showers and
isolated storms.  Isolated afternoon showers about the southern interior and
southeast, tending more widespread about the southeast and central coast.  Fresh
to strong southerly winds about the southeast and Capricornia coast, tending
light to moderate E to SE over the remainder of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms should continue over the tropics with the
weak monsoon trough persisting over Cape York Peninsula. The surface trough
should continue moving north across the state on Wednesday, contracting the bulk
of the showers and thunderstorms further to the north.  Fine conditions
developing across the southern interior. Showers are expected to persist about
the southern coast in the fresh to strong south to southeast winds with the high
moving into the Tasman Sea on Thursday. Somewhat cooler air reaching the far
north of the state by Thursday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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