Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 23/11 - 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 Fitzroy River Catchment,
Moonie, Warrego, Bulloo, Georgina, Condamine, Balonne, Flinders, Norman, Western
Queensland Rivers including the Diamantina, Paroo Rivers; and Eyre, Cooper and
Myall Creeks.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weakening ridge extends over the northern Coral Sea. A surface trough will
persist from the Gulf Country to northern parts of the central coast for the
next few days. A high pressure system will enter the Great Australian Bight
today and move slowly east while intensifying.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Showers and isolated thunderstorms over the tropics and northern parts of the
Central Coast district, becoming more widespread north of about Townsville
during the afternoon and evening with possible locally heavy falls with
thunderstorms. Fine elsewhere. Very warm to hot daytime temperatures over
central and southeastern coastal districts with light to moderate NW to SW
winds. Remaining cool in the west with moderate SW to SE winds. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
A new surface trough will move east over southern Queensland, moving off the
southern Queensland coast in the evening. The high in the Great Australian Bight
will extend a ridge across the interior with drier S to SW winds. As a result,
fine conditions are expected over western, southern and most of central
Queensland. Unstable conditions will persist over the northern tropics with
scattered showers and thunderstorms, more isolated with just the chance of
afternoon and evening thunderstorms about the Central Coast district.
Temperatures will remain near or above the March average about the east coast,
but well below average in the west.
Forecast for Friday
An upper level trough is expected to move across southern Queensland. The
surface trough will persist over the northern tropics with unstable conditions
and scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing. Areas of rain may also
develop and extend slowly south through the tropics due to the upper trough. The
high will remain slow moving over the eastern Great Australian Bight and begin
to extend a ridge along the southern Queensland coast late in the day with
isolated showers developing overnight. Fine conditions continuing over the
interior and temperatures remaining cool in the west.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper level trough will move over southeastern Queensland and this,
combined with a strengthening ridge and fresh to strong S to SE winds, will
bring some showers to the southern Queensland coast and adjacent inland. A
second upper level trough will most likely move over southwestern Queensland
during the day. The surface trough over the tropics is likely to move a little
south and west spreading showers, thunderstorms and areas of rain further west
across the Gulf Country and further south into the northern Capricornia and
Coalfields. Remaining fine and cool over western districts and the central and
southeastern interior.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high will move east into the southern Tasman Sea, extending a firm ridge
over most of the east Queensland coast with showers and fresh to strong SE
winds. The trough over the tropics is expected to continue moving west with
showers, thunderstorms and rain areas spreading west across the tropical
interior on Monday and then most likely south over western and central
Queensland on Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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