Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 9/12 - 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
A high over the Great Australian Bight will extend dry, stable air across the
southern half of the state. Moisture and instability will remain in place over
the northern tropics of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue north of about Camooweal to
Mackay. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected across the southern half
of the state. Light to moderate S to SE winds with local E to NE sea breezes.
Forecast for Sunday
The high will move slowly eastward across the Great Australian Bight and
extend a strengthening ridge along the southern Queensland coast. This ridge
will lead to freshening southerly winds and isolated showers about the southern
and central east coast and adjacent inland. Fine conditions are expected across
the remaining southern parts of the state with minimum temperatures a few
degrees below the seasonal average. Showers and thunderstorms will continue in
the tropics north of about Camooweal to Bowen.
Forecast for Monday
The high should move east into the Tasman Sea and maintain a ridge along the
southern and central east coast. Fresh SE winds along most of the east coast are
expected to bring isolated showers to the coast and these will extend further
inland into the central and southern interior during the day. Showers and
thunderstorms are expected to continue across the north of the state. Fine
conditions should continue across the west of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high in the Tasman Sea should maintain the ridge along most of the east
coast, with generally dry and stable conditions over the central and southern
interior. Isolated showers are again likely about the east coast and adjacent
inland in the onshore flow. Showers and thunderstorms should persist over the
northern tropics.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high will move slowly east across the Tasman Sea during the outlook
period and is likely to be centred east of New Zealand by the end of the week.
Fine conditions are expected for most of the interior of Queensland but isolated
showers are likely in the east and these may increase during Thursday and Friday
as a trough over the Coral Sea moves west towards the coast. Showers and
thunderstorms will continue in the tropics, possibly tending to rain at times as
a monsoon flow returns to the Gulf of Carpentaria late in the period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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