Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/12 - 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 and
streams.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
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Weather Situation
A near stationary surface trough lies over the interior of the state, with
moist SE to NE winds to its east and dry S'ly winds to its west. An upper level
trough lies over the southeast interior.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms over the eastern districts, the
Peninsula district and the Central Highlands and Coalfields, more widespread
with some moderate to heavy local falls in thunderstorms about the southeast.
Fine over the interior. Light to moderate SW to SE winds over the interior,
light to moderate SE to NE over the eastern districts.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough will move offshore during the day, but enough
instability should remain about the state's southeast to produce some isolated
showers and possibly some isolated thunderstorms as well. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms will also continue over the Peninsula district, while more
isolated shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through the remaining
eastern districts. Fine conditions will persist in the west.  A high in the
Tasman Sea should push a southerly change up the Queensland coast during the
day, causing humidity levels to start easing about the southeast districts.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface trough should begin to retreat westwards as surface pressures
rise along the east coast with the development of a ridge. This will allow low
level moist air to spread westwards into the interior, with isolated showers and
thunderstorms developing east of about Burketown to Cunnamulla. Conditions
should become mostly fine through the southeast due to the influence of the
ridge with only isolated showers expected. A trough in the easterly flow over
the northern Coral Sea will move westwards, and may increase shower and
thunderstorm activity about the east coast north of about Sarina, with rain
areas and storms likely over northern Cape York Peninsula.
Forecast for Thursday
The trough over the Coral Sea will move slowly westwards, enhancing the
southeasterly flow and shower and thunderstorm activity along the tropical east
and central coasts. Isolated showers are expected elsewhere along the east coast
and adjacent inland. The inland trough will continue to drift slowly westwards
to lie from about Mt Isa to Cunnamulla, with isolated showers and thunderstorms
developing to its east during the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Friday
A surface trough should remain over the state's interior, and the relatively
humid air flow into it should produce mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms
over most of the central and eastern districts. A tropical trough approaching
from the east may produce areas of rain, showers and thunderstorms over the
Peninsula and the northeast districts.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
A weak ridge is expected to build over the state's interior during the
outlook period, resulting in mainly fine conditions through the west and the
central districts.  The continuing influence of the Coral Sea trough should
maintain widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms along the tropical east
coast. Mainly fine about the remaining eastern districts, except for some
isolated coastal showers and the chance of some isolated showers about the
southern border ranges on Monday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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