Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 17/11 - 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 near Tasmania extends a ridge along the east coast of the continent. A
broad area of low pressure lies over Central Australia, with a surface trough
moving slowly east and expected over western Queensland on Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms through the west and north of the state,
tending to thundery rain with some possible moderate falls in southwest. Some
light rain areas over central and eastern Maranoa and Warrego district. Isolated
showers along the east coast, becoming scattered with some rain areas north of
about Cooktown with some moderate falls. Fine elsewhere. Light to moderate NE to
NW winds over most of the state, with moderate to fresh SE winds about the east
coast.
Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms through the west of the state, tending to
thundery rain with some possible moderate falls in southwest. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms about the Peninsula, tending to rain areas about the east
coast with some moderate falls possible. Some light rain areas over central and
eastern Maranoa and Warrego district. Isolated showers along the east coast,
becoming scattered with some rain areas north of about Cooktown. Fine elsewhere.
Light to moderate NE to NW winds over most of the state, with moderate to fresh
SE winds about the east coast.
Forecast for Monday
Remaining fine and mild over the central interior and most of the eastern
districts except for some isolated showers about the southeast and along the
east coast. Scattered showers and areas of thundery rain about the northeast
coast north of about Cairns.  A surface trough and some upper instability should
trigger mainly isolated showers and storms over the western districts and the
southern interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
Mainly isolated showers and storms over the western districts and the
southern interior, contracting gradually out of the far southwest as the surface
trough drifts to the east. A ridge along the east coast should maintain the fine
and mild conditions over the central interior and most of the eastern districts,
except for some isolated showers about the coast and southeast interior. The
monsoon trough should remain over Torres Strait, leading to scattered showers
and areas of thundery rain over the Peninsula district.
Forecast for Wednesday
Mainly isolated showers and storms over the western districts and the
southern interior, though fine in the far southwest border regions. A ridge
along the east coast should maintain the fine and mild conditions over the
central interior and most of the eastern districts, except for some isolated
showers about the coast. The monsoon trough should remain over Torres Strait,
leading to scattered showers and areas of thundery rain over the Peninsula
district.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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 towards the southeast interior. 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
Sunday.
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