Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 26/12 - 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 high over the Tasman Sea extended a firm ridge along the most of the east
coast of Queensland. This ridge will begin to weaken during Tuesday. A front
will move onto the southern New South Wales coast on Tuesday and then move
slowly northwards.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Scattered showers with some rain areas and some moderate to heavy falls about
the central coast and the north tropical coast. Scattered showers over the
south-east of the state becoming isolated about the south-east corner of the
state. Showers and thunderstorms over remaining areas of the state. Moderate to
fresh SE winds along most of the east coast shifting light to moderate NE over
the interior.
Forecast for Monday
The high over the Tasman Sea will maintain a firm ridge along most of the
east coast. Conditions will become more stable in the middle levels of the
atmosphere as a middle ridge becomes established over the state. Fine conditions
will occur over the south-east inland and most of the southern interior of the
state. Isolated showers will continue along the southern coast increasing to
scattered about the east tropical coast. Some rain areas and local thunder with
some moderate to heavy falls will occur about parts of the southern and central
east tropical coast and the adjacent inland.  Showers and storms will continue
over remaining areas of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high over the Tasman will begin to weaken while the middle ridge across
most of the state will be maintained. A weak monsoon trough will become
established through Torres Strait. So showers and storms will continue over the
far north, west and south-west of the state. Isolated showers will continue
along most of the southern coast increasing to scattered about parts of the east
tropical coast and the adjacent inland. Again some moderate to heavy falls
possible about the north tropical coast and the Herbert Burdekin. Fine
conditions elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high will continue to weaken while the middle level ridge will move
eastwards as a new upper trough moves into Western Australia. The monsoon trough
will move onto northern Cape york Peninsula. So showers and storms will continue
over the far north, west and south-west of the state. Isolated showers will
continue along most of the southern and central coast and the adjacent inland
and will become scattered about the north tropical coast where some rain areas
may occur. Fine conditions elsewhere.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The new upper level trough will split over Western Australia with the
southern section moving into south-eastern Australia by late in the week. This
system will spread some high with some rain and local thunder across the
south-west and southern inland border areas from Thursday onwards. Showers and
storms will continue over the far north and west of the state and also over the
southwest near the cloud band. Showers will continue along the east tropical
coast and become scattered about the north tropical coast. The coastal section
of the surface front will move northwards along the New South Wales coast during
Thursday and Friday morning and along the southern Queensland coast Friday
afternoon and Saturday. In the wake of this system fresh to strong SE winds will
again occur along the southern coast and these winds will merge with the SE flow
on the east tropical.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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