MELBOURNE - Dec 19/11 - 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 high over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge of higher pressure along the Queensland east coast. A trough in the far southwest of the state will move slowly eastwards. A low situated southeast of Papua New Guinea is slow moving and is expected to develop further over the next couple of days. The low is expected to remain offshore and not affect the Queensland coast. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the interior in a band from the northwest to the southeast interior including the southern border ranges, tending scattered in the southern interior and northwest during the afternoon and evening. Isolated showers about the east coast north of St. Lawrence. Fine southwest of the trough and most of the eastern interior. Light to moderate SE to NE winds. Forecast for Wednesday The surface trough will remain almost stationary and again trigger showers and thunderstorms in a band from the northwest to the southeast interior. Patchy light rain will enter the Channel Country in the evening as a new upper level trough approaches Queensland from the southwest. The Tasman Sea high will move over New Zealand and continue to extend a ridge along the Queensland coast with isolated showers. It will be fine in most parts of the eastern interior and southwest of the trough. Forecast for Thursday The amplifying upper level trough will enter western Queensland increasing shower and thunderstorm activity over most parts of the interior of the state and extending into areas of the southeast. Apart from some early morning rain it will be fine in the far southwest. The high near New Zealand will remain almost stationary and begin to weaken, though it will continue to extend a ridge along the Queensland coast with isolated coastal showers most parts of the coast. The low well offshore in the Coral Sea may develop further while remaining slow moving. Forecast for Friday The upper trough will move over eastern Queensland with isolated showers and thunderstorms developing most parts of the eastern interior and into the tropics. Showers and thunderstorms will tend scattered in the southern and southeast interior and along the Gulf coast. The New Zealand high will remain almost stationary and continue to extend a ridge with isolated showers along the east Queensland coast. The low well offshore in the Coral Sea may develop further while remaining slow moving. Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday The upper trough will move off the east coast very early on Saturday with a deep southerly flow stabilizing conditions in western Queensland. Therefore fine and dry weather will return to most parts of the interior. The ridge of higher pressure will persist about the east coast with continuing coastal showers. Showers will be enhanced in the southeast on Saturday with possible isolated thunderstorms as an unstable air mass lingers. Showers will decrease about most of the east coast on Sunday and Monday as the more stable air mass moves over most of the state. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Tuesday. Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWarnings SummaryForecastsBrisbane ForecastQld. 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