Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
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streams.
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Weather Situation
A weak surface trough extends from the Gulf Country down to the southeast
interior. A high in the Tasman Sea is building a ridge along the east coast.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Mainly fine about the southeast except for some isolated showers and storms,
mainly about the ranges. Mainly isolated showers and storms over the remaining
eastern districts and Cape York Peninsula, more widespread about the Herbert and
Lower Burdekin region.  Isolated showers and storms also over the central
interior. Fine in the west. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the east coast.
Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface trough should drift into the central and southern interior,
allowing mainly isolated showers and storms to occur over most the eastern half
of the state, and also over the Gulf Country.  A freshening onshore flow should
produce more widespread showers and storms about the central and northeast
coast. Mainly fine about the state's southeast, except for some isolated showers
about the coast and over the southeast interior.  Fine over the western
interior. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the east coast.  Light to moderate SE
to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
A fresh onshore flow should maintain scattered showers and isolated storms
about the northeast coast.  Mainly isolated showers and storms about the
remainder of the east coast and most nearby inland areas.  Fine over the
southeast interior.  A weak surface trough should produce some isolated showers
and storms about the central and southern interior.  Fine in the southwest of
the state.
Forecast for Friday
Fine over most of the state except for some isolated showers and storms near
a weak surface trough over the central and southern interior, and some mainly
isolated showers and storms about most of the east coast.  Scattered showers and
isolated storms about the northeast coast and the Peninsula district in a fresh
onshore wind flow.
Forecast for Saturday
Showers and storms spreading to rain areas about the northern Peninsula and
the northeast coast as a tropical trough approaches from the east.  Mainly
isolated showers and storms over the remaining eastern districts.  Fine over the
remainder of the state.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
A weak ridge should remain over the southeast coast during the weekend and
early into the new week, maintaining mainly fine conditions through the
interior, though some showers and storms are possible over the southeast on
Tuesday as an upper trough approaches. The continuing influence of the Coral Sea
trough should maintain rain areas, widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms
along the northeast coast and the nearby inland areas.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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