Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/12 - 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 is current for Heavy Rain for parts
of the Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Darling Downs and Granite
Belt and Maranoa and Warrego forecast districts.
A Wind Warning is current for eastern Gulf of Carpentaria waters north of
Kowanyama.
A Wind Warning is current for waters between Torres Strait and Cooktown.
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
An upper level trough in the far west is expected to intensify and move
slowly east, thickening the cloud band over the central and southern interior. A
slow moving surface trough extends from about Richmond to Charleville. A monsoon
low lies over southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria and is expected to move east over
the Queensland tropics on Thursday and shift into the Coral Sea near Cairns on
Friday. The low has some chance of development over the Coral Sea late in the
week but will move east southeast further away from the Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Rain areas and squally showers and thunderstorms over the tropics north of
Cooktown. Cloudy and cool with rain areas, showers and isolated thunderstorms in
a band from the northwest of the state into the central and southern interior
with some locally heavy falls, particularly over the southern interior. Showers
and thunderstorms over the remaining eastern tropics and through central
districts north of Clermont, increasing to rain at times. Mostly fine in the
southeast with only isolated showers. Fine in the Channel Country apart from
isolated showers and drizzle areas east of about Windorah. Fresh and gusty W to
NW winds over the far northern tropics. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds in the
west. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times near the coast.
Forecast for Friday
The monsoon low is expected to move east off the coast near Cairns into the
Coral Sea and has some chance of deepening, though will move further east
southeast away from the coast. Nevertheless, the wind flow and instability
associated with the low will produce rain areas and thunderstorms with some
moderate to heavy falls over the tropics and gusty winds through the Peninsula
district. The upper level trough will move east into southeast districts in a
weakening mode. Rain areas will therefore gradually ease to showers through the
southern interior. Cloud will increase through the southeast though with only
patchy light rain and isolated showers expected. Conditions will remain fine
through the west apart from isolated light showers and drizzle areas east of
Winton.
Forecast for Saturday
The low offshore of the northeast tropical coast is expected to move further
east over the Coral Sea. Rain areas and thunderstorms with some moderate to
heavy falls should persist over the east tropical coast and adjacent inland due
to an unstable, converging wind flow going into the low. The upper level trough
over southern Queensland will finally contract off the southeast coast, with
only showers expected through the southern interior east of Charleville and
mostly fine conditions near the coast. Patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms
will occur over the Peninsula and Gulf Country districts. Fine conditions will
continue in the west.
Forecast for Sunday
A new surface trough will enter western Queensland, though conditions will
remain fine over much of the state. Moist low level winds will generate shower
activity over the central and southern interior with just the chance of isolated
thunderstorms for central inland areas. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will
also occur through the northern tropics. Mostly fine conditions through the
southeast and central districts south of Rockhampton with only isolated
showers.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
A weak monsoon trough will most likely develop once again over the Peninsula
district during the outlook period, with showers and isolated thunderstorms over
the tropics increasing to rain areas near and north of the trough. A surface and
upper trough will cause afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the interior
and Monday, and moving into eastern districts on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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