Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 15/12 - 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 parts of the
Peninsula and Gulf Country districts.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
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
A high near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along most of the
Queensland east coast. The monsoon trough lies over the southern Gulf of
Carpentaria and across Cape York Peninsula. A tropical low on the monsoon trough
is expected to enter far northwest Queensland during today. A new upper trough
and accompanying surface trough will enter the far southwest of the state late
today.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Widespread showers, rain areas and thunderstorms activity will continue over
the tropics and northwest of the state with moderate to heavy falls expected.
Patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms over the central interior. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms over the southwest, spreading to rain areas tonight.
Scattered showers along the east coast south of about Rockhampton, with isolated
showers over the southeast interior. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds about the
east coast, tending NW to NE over the northern tropics. Fresh to strong W to NW
winds about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Moderate SE to NE winds
elsewhere.
Forecast for Saturday
A new high is expected to drift over southeast Australia, resulting in
isolated showers about the Southeast and the Capricornia coasts. The upper level
trough is expected to move east over southern Queensland, generating cloud with
patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms. The monsoon trough should remain close
to the southern Gulf of Carpentaria and across Cape York Peninsula with the
tropical low likely to be move east into the far southern Gulf. Thunderstorms
and rain areas with some moderate to heavy falls are therefore expected across
northern, central and western districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The high will move slowly southeast to become centred to the south of
Tasmania by the end of the day. A firm ridge will develop along the southern
Queensland coast with freshening S to SE winds. The upper level trough is
expected to move into eastern Queensland, accompanied by a cloud band with
showers and patchy rain over the south of the state. The monsoon trough is
expected to remain slow moving over the tropics with the tropical low likely
expected to move into the southeast Gulf of Carpentaria. This will result in
further showers, thunderstorms and rain areas with moderate to heavy falls
across northern and central districts.
Forecast for Monday
The high is likely to continue moving east into the Tasman Sea and
strengthen. It is possible that the upper trough will generate a low off the
east coast and this is most likely to be off the central east coast, but this is
subject to considerable uncertainty. The high in the Tasman Sea combined with
the possible low is likely to cause strong S to SE winds about the east coast,
south of about Bowen. The monsoon trough is likely to sink further south along
the east coast and is likely to stretch from the southern Gulf to about the
Townsville to Bowen area. Therefore showers, rain areas and thunderstorms are
expected across the north of the state and along most of the east coast and
adjacent inland north of about Rockhampton, with moderate to heavy falls
possible. The southeast of the state should see scattered showers.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The pattern remains complicated and uncertain into the new week as the upper
level trough moves slowly east and the monsoon trough remains active over the
tropics. Further widespread showers, thunderstorms and rain areas with heavy
falls can be expected over at least the northern and central districts.
Conditions over Queensland will be highly dependent on the upper level trough
and any surface developments that may occur as a result, but it looks likely
that the upper trough will move offshore by mid-week. Day time temperatures
remaining below average in most areas.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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