Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 16/11 - 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 ridge occurs along the east coast of Queensland east coast from a high in
the Great Australian Bight.
A weak surface trough lies through the western interior.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Showers and thunderstorms over the tropics, isolated showers and
thunderstorms developing over western districts later today. Isolated showers
generally over eastern districts, fine over the interior of the southern
tropics.  More frequent showers about the northeast tropical coast with isolated
thunderstorms. Light to moderate NW to NE winds across the interior and moderate
to fresh SE winds about the east coast.
Forecast for Saturday
An approaching upper level trough is expected to increase the thunderstorm
activity over western districts with developing rain areas. Patchy rain
developing and extending across the southern interior. The ridge should persist
about the east coast with isolated showers, more frequent on the northeast
tropical coast.  Fine over the eastern interior. Thunderstorm activity also
increasing over the tropics with developing rain areas. Light to moderate NW to
NE winds over the tropics, moderate to fresh E to SE winds about the east coast.
Moderate NE winds over the interior. A high fire danger over the central
interior.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough slips away to the southeast of the continent. Thunderstorms
activity continuing across the tropics and over western districts with rain
areas. Patchy rain persisting across the southern interior into the western
Darling Downs. Isolated showers remaining over eastern districts. Fine over most
of the eastern interior.
Forecast for Monday
A new surface trough will clear the thunderstorm active out of the southwest
and extend it further east across southern districts with rain areas. Rain areas
now developing across the Darling Downs district. No change on the east coast
with isolated showers, fine over most of the eastern interior. A monsoonal
trough may start to appear over the northern tropics.
Forecast for Tuesday
Thunderstorm activity now extending into the Darling Downs with the movement
of the trough. Fine over the southwest. Showers and thunderstorms extending
northwest in a band from the Darling Downs to the Gulf region. Isolated showers
about the east coast and fine inland north of about Emerald. No change in the
tropics.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
A weak ridge should persist along the east coast, maintaining the mostly fine
conditions about the eastern districts south of Bowen, although isolated showers
are likely. A surface trough should linger over the state's interior, producing
showers and thunderstorms in a band stretching from the Gulf Country into the
Central West and down into the southeast of the state.  The monsoon trough
should remain near the Torres Strait region and is expected to continue
producing scattered showers and thundery rain periods over the Peninsula
district.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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