Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 25/11 - 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 districts and the central interior. A weak surface trough
extends from the Whitsunday Islands to the Gulf Country.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms about the northern tropics and central
coast districts, tending to rain areas at times. Fine elsewhere. Light to
moderate SW to SE winds over most of the state, tending NE'ly over far northern
Queensland.
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 will 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 will combine with onshore flow to produce scattered showers and
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.
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
along the central and southern coast of QLD. These winds should produce cloudy
conditions with some mainly light showers about the southeast and central coast,
and the chance of some drizzle areas about the 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
will continue to direct fresh onshore winds onto the east coast of QLD. The
onshore flow will maintain the cloudy periods and 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.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high should drift over the eastern reaches of the Tasman sea during
Tuesday, and will continue to push some mainly light showers onto the southeast
and central coasts.  Freshening onshore winds should cause showers to increase
in the Gulf Country.  An upper trough should remain over the central parts of
the state, and it, along with further onshore winds, should produce scattered
showers and possible rain periods about the northeast coast.  Scattered showers
and storms about the remainder of the northern tropics and the central coast
district.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The monsoon trough may 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 an easing of the onshore flow will allow the
shower and storm activity to ease about the northeast coast. Isolated showers
and storms about the remainder of the northern tropics.  Mainly light showers
should continue about the southern coast and nearby inland. Mainly fine about
the southern and central interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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