Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 16/12 - 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 the southern east
coast of Queensland. The monsoon trough lies over the southern Gulf of
Carpentaria and across Cape York Peninsula. A tropical low lies on the monsoon
trough over northwest Queensland and is expected to move into the southern Gulf
of Carpentaria over the weekend. An upper trough in the southwest of the state
will move east across the south of the state over the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Widespread showers, rain areas and thunderstorms activity 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. Isolated
showers about the southeast of the state. 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
The upper level trough is expected to push patchy rain and isolated
thunderstorms eastwards across the south of the state, although the southeast of
the state should only see isolated showers. 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. Moderate SE to NW winds
about the east coast, tending fresh NW to NE over the northern tropics. Fresh to
strong W to NE winds about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Moderate to fresh SE
to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Sunday
A high in the eastern Great Australian Bight will move slowly southeast to
become centred over 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 southeast into the Tasman Sea and
strengthen. It is possible that the upper trough will generate a weak low off
the east coast, most likely off the central 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 whilst most of the southern interior should
be fine.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high continues to move away to the southeast of New Zealand but continues
to extend fresh to strong SE winds over the southern and central east coast.
This will bring further showers to the east coast and adjacent inland. The
monsoon trough is likely to slip further south to lie from about Mt Isa to Bowen
with showers, thunderstorms and rain areas extending further south into central
areas with moderate to heavy falls possible. Strong NW winds are likely to
continue across the Gulf and may extend to east coast tropical waters.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The weather pattern remains complicated and uncertain through the outlook
period and depends on the development on an upper trough over the state.
Further widespread showers, thunderstorms and rain areas with heavy falls are
likely over at least the northern and central districts which may extend into
the southeast of the state late next week.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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