Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 12/11 - 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 various rivers.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough lies close to the east coast of Queensland and through far southern
waters, linking to a low off the coast of New South Wales that will deepen and
move southeast across the Tasman Sea in the next 48 hours. The trough will
continue to move north along the east coast on Tuesday and reach tropical waters
by Tuesday evening. Another upper trough will move across the southeast of the
state on Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the western Gulf Country and east of
a line from Richmond to Cunnamulla. Scattered showers and thunderstorms across
the far north tropics. Fine in the west of the state as well as the Central West
district. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds across most parts with mostly moderate
NW to NE winds about the east coast
Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms on and east of the
Great Dividing Range in the southeast of the state. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms will persist in unstable conditions about tropics north of about
Cardwell to Century Mine. Fine conditions are expected elsewhere with dry
moderate to fresh SE to SW across most of the state. Moderate NE to NW winds
about the northeast tropics.
Forecast for Wednesday
A ridge of high pressure will extend along the New South Wales and southern
Queensland coasts with moderate to fresh SE winds over southern and central
Queensland waters. Isolated showers will occur over the east coast and adjacent
inland south of about Bowen in the onshore wind flow, with possible isolated
thunderstorms due to lingering instability as the upper trough moves offshore. A
moist, unstable airmass will persist elsewhere north of about Bowen with
scattered showers and thunderstorms expected. Generally fine elsewhere apart
from some high cloud developing over the far southwest.
Forecast for Thursday
The ridge will persist about the southern and central Queensland coasts with
fresh SE'ly winds and isolated showers continuing in the moist onshore wind flow
south of about Bowen. Showers are likely to be more frequent about the north
tropical coast. A new upper trough is likely to move across the southern
interior of Queensland, increasing instability with showers and possible
isolated thunderstorms developing about the southern and central interior.
Conditions will remain unstable though the northern tropics and northwest with
showers and thunderstorms expected
Forecast for Friday
The ridge will continue about the southern and central coasts, extending from
a high to the southwest of Tasmania. Fresh SE winds should continue about most
of the east coast with isolated showers, tending more scattered about the north
tropical coast.  The next upper trough should start to develop to the west of
Queensland  late in the day with cloud increasing across the west of the state
with showers and thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms will also continue in
the unstable airmass in the tropics.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Unstable conditions will persist over the tropics during the outlook period
with showers and thunderstorms expected. Cloud will continue to increase from
the west and spread to central areas and the southern interior on Saturday  with
and isolated thunderstorms most likely increasing to thundery rain areas. This
activity is likely to extend further east into the southeast interior by the end
of the outlook period. Isolated showers are expected over remaining parts of the
state, with possible isolated thunderstorms inland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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