Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 5/12 - 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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Weather Situation
A high over the southeast Tasman Sea will maintain a ridge along the east
Queensland coast until the weekend. A slow moving surface trough extends over
western Queensland. Maximum temperatures will remain above the April average
over western and southern Queensland well into the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Isolated showers along the east coast, mostly along the north tropical coast.
Isolated afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms over the Central West,
Warrego and eastern Channel Country districts and also on the Carnarvon ranges.
Isolated showers in the far northwest with possible thunderstorms near the
southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. A warm to hot day over the interior of the
state, particularly through western districts. The southern Queensland coast
will continue to be affected by powerful surf, though swells will start to
decrease through the afternoon and evening. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the
east coast, tending moderate SE to NE inland.
Forecast for Saturday
The ridge along the east coast will weaken, with winds easing along the
southern Queensland coast, and warm and sunny conditions expected over southeast
districts. A moderate to fresh SE wind flow will continue to produce isolated
showers along the east tropical coast and through far northern Cape York
Peninsula and Torres Strait. The inland trough will move eastwards over the
southern interior as ridging from a high over the Great Australian Bight spreads
across the southwest of the state. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms
will again occur over the southern and central interior near the trough. Fine
conditions will continue elsewhere over the interior with temperatures remaining
above the April average. Isolated showers will continue near the southern Gulf
coast west of Burketown, with possible afternoon thunderstorms. The powerful
surf along the far southern coast will ease.
Forecast for Sunday
A coastal trough will decay as it moves north from New South Wales into far
southern Queensland. Conditions will remain mostly fine in the southeast with
just the chance of isolated showers developing as moisture increases. The inland
trough will extend from the northwest of the state into the Maranoa and Warrego
district. Isolated showers and afternoon thunderstorms will again occur over the
interior near and to the east of the surface trough, possibly enhanced due to
increasing instability provided by an approaching upper trough. Isolated showers
will continue along the east tropical and Gulf coasts and through the Peninsula
and Torres Strait.
Forecast for Monday
The upper level trough will most likely move into southern Queensland, with
an associated surface trough moving eastwards across the southern and central
interior and approaching the far southeast coast late in the day. Although the
airmass over eastern Queensland will not be overly humid, there is likely to be
sufficient moisture to support the development of isolated to scattered showers
and thunderstorms from the central west to the southeast corner. Over the
tropics, isolated showers about the east coast may develop inland during the
day, with a thunderstorm or two possible near the Gulf coast and through Torres
Strait. Fine conditions will occur in the far west in a cooler S'ly wind
flow.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The southern part of the upper trough will most likely move off the southern
Queensland coast, while the northern part becomes slow-moving over southwestern
Queensland and evolves into an upper low. A strong ridge will develop along the
east coast with fresh to strong winds likely to develop, while the inland trough
will reform and move westwards into the central west. This feature is likely to
produce showers and thunderstorms in the moderately unstable airmass. Showers
should develop along the east coast and gradually spread into the eastern
interior. Temperatures will return to near or a bit below the average over the
interior of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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