Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 22/13 - 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 the Peninsula
district, North Tropical Coast, Herbert and Lower Burdekin and Central Coast and
Whitsundays districts, for heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and abnormally
high tides.
A Wind Warning is current for eastern Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
A Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Torres Strait and St
Lawrence.
A Fire Weather Warning is current for parts of the Gulf Country, Northern
Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West, Channel Country and
Maranoa and Warrego districts.
Flood Warnings are current in the North Tropical Coast and Darling Downs and
Granite Belt districts.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A monsoon trough lies from the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, to Ex-Tropical
Cyclone Oswald over land near Cooktown, to near Cairns on the east coast. The
monsoon trough is expected to move slowly southwards, along the east coast over
the next couple of days. A surface trough extends across the southwest parts of
the state, while a weak high over southern Australia will move into the Tasman
Sea today, extending a ridge along the southern east coast of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Squally, moderate to heavy rain periods and isolated thunderstorms northeast
of a line from Kowanyama to St Lawrence. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms for remaining areas northeast of a Normanton to Richmond to
Gladstone. Isolated showers about the remainder of the east coast and adjacent
inland, with isolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern interior.
Light to moderate SE to NE winds over most of the state, tending fresh to strong
about the tropical and central coasts. Fresh to strong NW to NE winds about the
Gulf and far north. Severe to Extreme Fire Danger in the Gulf Country, North
West, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central Highlands and Coalfields,
Central West, Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Very High Fire
Danger in the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The monsoon trough and low are expected to move slowly southwards over land,
maintaining squally, moderate to heavy rain periods and isolated thunderstorms
northeast of a line from Normanton to St Lawrence. An upper level trough over
central and southeastern districts should allow isolated showers and
thunderstorms over southern and southeastern parts, tending scattered about the
Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Fine and mostly sunny with increased fire
dangers over the west. Windy conditions about the east coast north of about St
Lawrence.
Forecast for Friday
The monsoon trough and low are expected to move slowly southwards over land,
maintaining squally, moderate to heavy rain periods and isolated thunderstorms
over much of eastern Queensland in the north and central areas. An upper trough
over the Coral Sea is forecast to trigger scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms about the remaining east coast and adjacent inland. Fine and
mostly sunny over southern and western parts. Windy conditions about the east
coast north of about Bundaberg.
Forecast for Saturday
The monsoon trough and low are expected to continue moving slowly southwards
over land, maintaining squally, moderate to heavy rain periods and isolated
thunderstorms over much of eastern Queensland in the north and central areas.
The upper trough over the Coral Sea will combine with moist onshore winds to
trigger scattered showers about the remaining east coast and adjacent inland.
Fine and mostly sunny over southern and western parts apart from isolated late
showers and thunderstorms in the far northwest.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
A strong monsoonal wind flow should continue over the state's north and the
northern reaches of the Coral Sea, squally rain areas with some moderate to
heavy falls and isolated thunderstorms may therefore continue over much of
northeastern Queensland, possibly extending further south along the east coast
into the Capricornia. Generally scattered showers about remaining southeastern
districts and isolated showers and thunderstorms from the northwest to the
southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny in the southwest.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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