Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 24/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
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Weather Situation
A high over the Great Australian Bight is extending a ridge and dry SW winds
over the southern and central parts of Queensland. A weak surface trough extends
from the Gulf Country to the Capricornia coast.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Fine, dry and sunny over the southern and central parts of the state.
Isolated showers and storms over the northern tropics and central parts of the
east coast ahead of the surface trough.  Light to moderate SW to SE winds over
most of the state, tending NE'ly over far north QLD.
Forecast for Friday
The high should strengthen as it drifts towards the eastern reaches of the
Great Australian Bight.  The high should maintain the fine and dry conditions
over the southern and central QLD districts. A surface trough should continue to
extend from the Gulf Country to the Capricornia district.  Isolated showers and
thunderstorms north of the trough over the northern tropics and central parts of
the east coast.  Showers and storms spreading to rain areas near the trough.
Remaining mild in the west.  Light to moderate SW to SE winds over most of the
state, tending NE'ly over far north QLD.
Forecast for Saturday
The high should remain near the eastern reaches of the Great Australian
Bight, and will continue to push dry air into the southern and central interior
of QLD.  The high should also push a fresh to strong S to SE wind change up the
southeast coast of QLD during the day, causing cloud to increase and isolated,
mainly light showers to develop about the southeast coast and ranges.  An upper
level trough should combine with onshore flow to produce areas of rain about the
northeast coast, with moderate to locally heavy falls possible. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms also over the remainder of the northern tropics, and
also about the central coast district.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to drift eastwards and should be centred near Victoria
by the evening.  The high should continue to extend fresh to strong S to SE
winds up to the NE coast of QLD.  These winds should produce cloudy conditions
with some mainly light showers about the coast and southern ranges. An upper
level trough should remain over the state, and it, along with a continued
onshore flow, may produce further moderate to heavy falls about the northeast
coastal districts.  Scattered showers and storms elsewhere over the northern
tropics and central coast district.
Forecast for Monday
The high pressure system should be centred over the Tasman sea by Monday, and
should continue to direct fresh onshore winds onto the east coast of QLD.  The
onshore flow should maintain the cloudy periods and mainly light showers about
the southeast and central coast districts, and areas of morning drizzle about
the ranges in the southeast of the state.  Scattered showers and storms over the
tropics, tending to rain periods about the northeast coast and the central
interior.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The monsoon trough should return to the southern reaches of the Gulf of
Carpentaria by the middle of the week, producing areas of rain and gusty showers
over the Gulf Country. Meanwhile a combination of persistent onshore flow and a
weak upper trough should produce further rain areas about the northeast coast
early in the new week, before easing during Wednesday as the high weakens in the
Tasman sea.  Isolated showers and storms over the central interior, with more
widespread activity over the tropical north.  Remaining fine in the southern
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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