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
A Severe Weather Warning has been issued for the Gulf Country
district and parts of the North West and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
districts for Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain.
A Wind Warning is current for Eastern Gulf Waters.
Flood Warnings are current for various rivers and streams.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
At 4am AEST, a monsoon low was located over land near the northwest border of
Queensland. The low is expected to move southeast over northwest parts of the
state during today before slipping south over the Queensland interior during the
weekend. An upper level trough lies over northeastern parts of South Australia.
This feature will continue to generate unstable conditions over much of the
state well into the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Heavy rain areas and squally thunderstorms in the northwest with possible
damaging winds gusts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the southwest,
increasing to scattered in the afternoon. Patchy rain, showers and isolated
gusty thunderstorms over the northeast tropics. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the southeast with moderate falls, locally heavy falls with
thunderstorms. Rain areas and thunderstorms elsewhere over the state with
moderate falls, locally heavy with thunderstorms. A cool day over much of the
state away from the northeast tropics. Moderate to fresh NW to NE winds over
northern Queensland, strong and gusty at times in the northwest. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds in the south elsewhere, fresh at times near the southern
coast.
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 some heavy falls and possible damaging wind gusts with its passage over
northwest Queensland. A trough will extend from the low into the Channel
Country. A strengthening, moist NE'ly wind flow ahead of this trough will also
produce thundery rain areas with heavy falls and possible damaging gusts through
the southern interior and into the central highlands. Rain areas and
thunderstorms with locally heavy falls will occur over remaining central
districts. Instability will decrease over the southeast though patchy rain and
showers will occur in a moist E'ly wind flow. Showers and isolated thunderstorms
will continue over the northeast tropics. Mostly fine conditions should occur
near the western border in a drier S'ly flow behind the surface trough.
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 patchy rain 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 interior of Queensland as the low
moves southwards further into New South Wales. However, the upper level trough
near our western border will most likely intensify and move east into western
Queensland. The moist and unstable airmass ahead of this trough will generate
widespread showers and thunderstorms in a band from the tropics into central
parts and through to the southern interior east of Charleville with moderate to
locally heavy falls. Patchy rain and showers will continue in the southeast.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in the southwest in drier S'ly
winds behind the trough.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The upper level trough will most likely remain slow moving over western
Queensland during the outlook period.  The trough will generate a band of rain
areas and thunderstorms to its east, particularly over the tropics and through
the interior. More isolated shower and thunderstorm activity should occur to the
west of the trough and also possibly over the southeast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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