Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 24/12 - 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 the Southeast Coast
and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett and the Darling Downs and Granite Belt
districts.
A Strong Wind Warning is current 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 low over south-east Queensland will move westwards and then
into New south Wales during Saturday. A ridge along the southern and central
coast of  Queensland will firm and spread northwards 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 is moving westwards. The trough will move
onto the coast tonight.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Cloudy with rain areas and local thunder over the south-east corner where
some moderate to heavy falls.  Showers and thunderstorms will occur in most
remaining areas of the state and will tend to scattered over the far west and in
eastern districts. Fine conditions over the southern interior and parts of the
central interior. Winds will be mostly light to moderate SE to NE becoming fresh
and gusty at times along parts of the east coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper low over south-east Queensland will move into New South Wales while
the surface trough will decay.  Consequently, cloudy conditions with rain and
local thunder over the south-east corner will continue, with further moderate to
heavy falls during the morning. This activity will ease to showers by late in
the day. Showers and thunderstorms will continue in most remaining areas of the
state and again will be only isolated over central areas. The ridge along the
east coast will continue to firm 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 south-east 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 south-east and central areas of the state. So fine
conditions will occur over these inland areas. Moderate to fresh SE winds will
continue along most of the east coast and direct only isolated showers onto the
southern coast. About much of the east tropical coast south of Cooktown the
showers will be more scattered and tend to rain at times about the north
tropical coast. Some moderate to heavy falls may occur in this area. Generally
isolated showers and storms will occur over the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
The ridge along the east coast will begin to weaken as the high over the
Tasman Sea loses strength. A new frontal system will move into south-eastern
Australia. Isolated showers will continue along the southern coast and will
become scattered about the east tropical coast south of Cooktown. These showers
will again tend to rain at times about the north tropical coast where some
moderate to heavy falls. Isolated showers and storms will continue over the far
north and far west of the state. Fine conditions will continue over the
south-east, southern and central interior of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The ridge along the east coast will continue to weaken and move northwards.
The frontal system will move northwards into inland Queensland on Wednesday
while the coastal section will move onto the southern coast on Thursday. As a
result fresh SE winds will develop along the southern coast and merge with and
reinforce the preexisting SE airflow. Showers and storms will develop over most
southern inland districts, triggered by the surface front. Over the far north
and north-west of the state showers and storms will continue. Showers, mostly
isolated, will continue along most of the remainder of the east coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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