Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 22/12 - 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
An upper level trough will move into the south-west of the state overnight
and then form an upper low over the south-east of the state on Friday. A high
will move into the Tasman Sea overnight and then move slowly eastwards and
strengthen over the next three to four days.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over much of the tropics and adjacent
southern areas of the state. Isolated showers about the south-east corner of the
state. Middle to high cloud with little or no rain and local thunder over
southern areas of the state contracting eastwards. Light to moderate SE to E
winds over southern districts fresh at times near the far southern coast. Light
to moderate NE to N winds over the tropics.
Forecast for Thursday
Showers and storms over the tropics and adjacent southern districts. Fine
elsewhere apart from isolated showers about the south-east. Some early rain
about the south-east corner also. Winds mostly light to moderate SE to NE fresh
at times along the southern coast.
Forecast for Friday
An upper low will develop over the south-east of the state. Cloud generated
by this low will spread and thicken across the southern and central interior and
the adjacent inland. As a result, rain areas, showers and local thunder will
occur over this area. Scattered showers and storms will occur over the tropics
while isolated showers and storms will occur over remaining southern
districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper low will move westwards while weakening a little. So the rain
areas, showers and local thunder about the southern and central coasts and the
adjacent inland will decrease to showers and storms. Showers and storms will
continue in most remaining areas of the state.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper low will move out of the state while the ridge along the east coast
will firm and spread northwards. Moderate to fresh SE winds and showers will
occur into southern and central east coast districts. Elsewhere over the state,
showers and storms will occur in most districts in the moist airmass.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The ridge along most of the east coast will slowly weaken as a frontal system
moves across south-eastern Australia and south-west Queensland. Initially,
across most of the interior, showers and storms will become isolated as
conditions become more stable in the atmosphere. However, from Tuesday onwards,
as the frontal system moves into the state, a band of scattered showers and
storms will develop near and to the east of the front. The front will be very
slow moving so this activity will spread only a little further eastwards by
Wednesday.  Over the far north of the state showers and storms will become
widespread a the monsoon trough becomes more active.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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