Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 16/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough extends through western Queensland and will contract
westwards into the Northern Territory during today, freshening the monsoonal
flow to the north of the Gulf of Carpentaria. An upper level trough over the
central interior will contract into the northwest of the state during today. A
high in the Tasman Sea will continue to extend a ridge along the southern
Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Cloudy conditions with rain areas and isolated thunderstorms through northern
Queensland northwest of about Cooktown to Winton with moderate to locally heavy
falls. Some of the storms will likely be severe. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the eastern tropics, increasing to scattered over inland
parts. Scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms about the central
coast. Isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms through the central interior and
into the southwest of the state. Mostly fine in the southeast with only isolated
light morning showers. A cooler day through much northern and central
Queensland. A Very High fire danger in the North West, Channel Country and
Central West districts. Moderate to fresh and gusty SE to NE winds over western
districts tending N to NE from the east during the day. Moderate to fresh SE to
NE winds elsewhere, tending NE to NW about the far north of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
The upper trough or low is expected to shift west into the Northern Territory
and should merge with the now deep monsoon trough extending through the Northern
Territory into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Rain areas and thunderstorms should
continue through the Peninsula, Gulf Country and North West districts in the
moist monsoonal wind flow wrapping into the trough. Scattered showers and
isolated storms will occur through remaining parts of the tropics and northern
central districts in a moist and unstable NE'ly wind flow. The unstable airmass
extends into the southwest of the state though with less moisture so only
isolated showers and possible thunderstorms are expected here. Conditions should
remain fine in the southeast under the influence of a ridge.
Forecast for Friday
The monsoon trough will extend from the Northern Territory through the
southern Gulf of Carpentaria and into  the Peninsula district. Monsoonal rain
and thunderstorms will to the north of the trough through the Peninsula
district, Gulf of Carpentaria coast and Torres Strait. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms should occur through remaining parts of the tropics and
the northwest in a deep and unstable NE'ly wind flow to the south of the monsoon
trough. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms are expected in the
southwest due to an unstable airmass ahead of a trough approaching the
southwestern border. Temperatures will increase through southern districts due
to a N'ly wind flow ahead of this trough, particularly about the southeast.
Forecast for Saturday
The monsoon trough is expected to shift a little further south to extend from
the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast to the northeast tropical coast near
Cairns. Monsoonal rain and thunderstorms will occur over areas to its north.
Remaining parts of the tropics and also northwestern Queensland should expect
isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. The new surface trough is
likely to move east across far southern parts of the state with isolated showers
and thunderstorms developing across the southern and southeast interior,
increasing to scattered near the southern border due to the presence of an upper
level trough. Maximum temperatures will be well above the January average across
the southern interior and the southeast of the state in the N'ly flow ahead of
the trough.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The deep monsoonal flow should continue to strengthen and extend eastwards
across the far north of the state and northern Coral Sea during the outlook
period. Rain areas and thunderstorms should therefore persist through much of
northern Queensland, particularly through areas north of about Cairns. Remaining
parts of the state should see isolated showers and thunderstorms, most likely
increasing to scattered through southern districts [particularly the interior]
due to the presence of a weak upper trough. Temperatures should return to close
to average over southeast districts as winds turn more E to SE'ly.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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