Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 23/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Severe Weather Warning for the Southeast Coast, Wide Bay and
Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
A Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters between Yeppoon and Point Danger.
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 extended across southern Queensland with an upper low
near the Northern Territory border, and a second upper low developing over
southeast Queensland. A ridge on the southern Queensland coast will strengthen
and extend northwards along the east coast over the next few days as the high
over the Tasman Sea strengthens. A surface trough is located off the far
southern coast of Queensland and moving west towards the coast.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Cloudy with scattered showers increasing to rain areas and local thunder over
the southeast corner. Some moderate to heavy falls will develop in the evening
especially about the southeast coast. Showers and thunderstorms are likely in
most remaining areas of the state, and will tend to be scattered over the far
west and eastern districts. Fine conditions over the central southern interior.
Winds will be mostly light to moderate SE to NE, tending fresh and gusty at
times along parts of the east coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper low over southeast Queensland will move westwards, while the
surface trough will move inland. Consequently, cloudy conditions with rain and
local thunder over the southeast corner will continue, with further moderate to
heavy falls about the southeast coast, before easing and contracting west late
in the day. Showers and thunderstorms in most remaining areas of the state, more
isolated over central areas. The ridge along the east coast will continue to
strengthen and will maintain moderate to fresh SE winds in most east coast
districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The high over the Tasman sea will maintain the ridge along the east and will
direct moderate to fresh SE winds into most east coast districts. Conditions
will begin to dry over the southeast of the state so only a few showers will
occur, mainly about the coast. Elsewhere, over the state showers and storms will
continue in the moist air mass.
Forecast for Monday
Ridging will persist along most of the east coast with drying winds
continuing across most of the southeast and central areas of the state. Moderate
to fresh SE winds will continue along most of the east coast and direct only
isolated showers onto the southern and central coast. Fine conditions will
develop over most of the southeast inland and the southern and central interior.
Generally isolated showers and storms will occur over the remainder of the
state.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The ridge will persist along most of the east coast until at least Thursday.
A surface trough will move into the southwest of the state on Wednesday and then
become near stationary. So isolated showers will continue along much of the east
coast but will increase to at least scattered with some rain areas about the
North Tropical Coast.  Some moderate to heavy falls will occur in this area.
Showers and storms, mostly isolated, will occur near the surface trough and this
activity will merge with seasonal shower and storms activity about the Gulf of
Carpentaria and over the far north of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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