Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 26/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Severe Weather Warning has been issued for the Gulf Country
for Friday.
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
An upper level trough lies over southwest Queensland and is expected to
continue moving slowly west. This feature will continue to generate unstable
conditions over much of the state well into the weekend. A monsoon low lies over
the western Top End and is expected to move southeast into far northwestern
Queensland on Friday. A monsoon trough extends from the low to the southern
tropical Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Monsoonal rain, showers and thunderstorms over areas north of about Mount Isa
to Mackay with moderate to heavy falls, particularly over the Gulf Country.
Cloudy over the southeast with early morning drizzle areas, increasing to
scattered showers during the day with isolated thunderstorms developing. Some
locally heavy falls remain possible with thunderstorms. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the southwest, mostly during the afternoon. More widespread
showers and thunderstorms over remaining parts of central and southern
Queensland with some locally heavy falls with thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh
SE winds in the southwest. Moderate NW winds over northern Queensland. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
The monsoon low is expected to enter northwestern Queensland during the day,
generating heavy rain and squally thunderstorms with its passage and strong
NW'ly winds through the Gulf of Carpentaria. The upper level trough will retreat
west into South Australia. Instability associated with this trough will continue
to generate showers and isolated thunderstorms over southwest Queensland. A new
high entering the Tasman Sea will produce a freshening, moist E'ly wind flow
over southeast and southern central districts, resulting in showers and isolated
thunderstorms with locally moderate heavy falls and some patchy light rain
areas. Showers, thunderstorms and patchy rain will occur over remaining parts of
the state with some heavy falls likely with thunderstorms. Light to moderate SE
to NE winds in the south, tending NE to NW over the tropics, and becoming strong
and gusty over the Gulf country.
Forecast for Saturday
The monsoon low is expected to move south-southeast over western Queensland
and will most likely be located southwest of Longreach at night. The low will
generate heavy rain areas and strong squally thunderstorms with its passage.
Patchy rain, showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue over northern
districts. Cloudy conditions will persist over the southeast with showers and
areas of light rain. Conditions will be more unstable over remaining southern
parts of the state and through central districts with rain areas and
thunderstorms expected and some moderate to locally heavy falls likely.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper level trough over south Australia will most likely intensify and
move east on Sunday towards our western border. This should result in the
monsoon low developing further as it moves south over the southern interior of
the state, generating heavy rain and possible damaging winds gusts before it
contracts into New South Wales. Cloudy conditions will continue in the southeast
with rain areas and showers. An unstable airmass over remaining parts of the
state will generate showers and isolated thunderstorms, more widespread through
central districts and areas northwest of about Richmond with some heavy falls
likely with thunderstorms.
Forecast for Monday
Conditions will ease over the southern inland of Queensland as the low moves
southwards further into New South Wales. However, a moist and unstable airmass
will remain in place over much of Queensland, leading to further showers and
thunderstorms, particularly through the central west near a weak surface trough.
Cloudy conditions with showers should continue over the southeast.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The upper level trough and the associated surface low will most likely move
eastwards into western Queensland on Monday and then become slow moving and
become re-enforced by a new upper feature moving northeast from South Australia.
The trough will generate rain areas and thunderstorms to its east, particularly
over central western Queensland, with more isolated shower and thunderstorm
activity to its west. Showers should persist along the subtropical east coast
and adjacent inland, with showers and thunderstorms continuing in the
tropics.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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