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
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streams.
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Weather Situation
An upper level low over south-east Queensland will move westwards and weaken
over northern New south Wales during the day. 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.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Patchy rain areas over the southeast during the morning, breaking up into
showers and storms during the day.  Scattered showers and isolated storms about
the remainder of the east coast, spreading to areas of rain with some moderate
falls about parts of the central and northeast coast.  Mainly scattered showers
and storms over the remainder of the state, spreading to patchy rain areas about
the southeast interior.  Light to moderate E to NE winds over most of the state,
fresh at times about the east coast.
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. The ridge
should allow conditions to ease further about the state's southeast, with mainly
isolated showers expected.  A fresh and humid onshore flow should continue to
produce scattered showers, isolated storms and areas of rain about the central
and northeast coast, with moderate to locally heavy falls possible.  Meanwhile
an upper level trough over the state's far southwest should combine with humid
air to produce scattered showers and storms over the remainder of the state,
spreading to patchy rain areas later in the day over the southern interior.
Forecast for Monday
Ridging will persist along most of the east coast, directing drier air over
the southeast interior, leaving the region fine.  Moderate to fresh SE winds
will continue along most of the east coast and direct only isolated showers onto
the southern coast. More widespread shower activity is expected over the central
coast and nearby inland areas, and the showers should spread to rain areas about
the north tropical coast with some moderate to heavy falls possible. 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. Isolated showers will continue along the southern
coast and will again be more widespread about the state's far northeast. These
showers will again tend to rain at times about the north tropical coast where
some moderate to heavy falls are possible. Isolated showers and storms will
continue over the far north and far west of the state. Fine over the south-east,
southern and central interior of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
A new high pressure system will enter the Tasman Sea from the west near the
middle of the week, and a surface trough associated with it will work with a
weak upper level trough to produce some showers and storms over the southern
districts during the outlook period.  Showers and storms should continue over
the far north of the state, and mainly isolated showers should continue over the
remainder of the east coast.  Fine over the bulk of the state's interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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