Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 24/13 - 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 Capricornia, Wide
Bay and Burnett and parts of the Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central
Highlands and Coalfields, and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts.
A Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Cooktown and Point Danger,
including Hervey Bay.
A Fire Weather Warning is current for areas west of Camooweal to Hughenden to
Charleville to Hungerford.
Flood Warnings are current in the North Tropical Coast, Herbert and Lower
Burdekin, Central Coast, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, 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
The monsoon trough lies from the Gulf Country district in the west, to
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald over land west of Mackay, then along the Queensland
east coast to near Gladstone. The trough and low are expected to move slowly
southwards over the next couple of days. A high pressure system near New Zealand
extends a ridge along the southern Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Moderate to heavy rain areas with squalls and isolated thunderstorms about
eastern districts and adjacent inland between Mackay and the Sunshine Coast.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the remaining northern tropics. Cloudy
with rain areas about the remaining areas of southeast Queensland. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms elsewhere in eastern inland districts. Fine and mostly
sunny over southern and western parts. Fresh to strong and gusty NW to NE winds
about much of the east coast and the tropics. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds
elsewhere. Severe to Extreme fire dangers about the North West, Channel Country
and Central West and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Very High fire dangers about
the Gulf Country and Upper Flinders and Goldfields districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The monsoon trough and low are expected to continue moving slowly
south-southeastwards over land near the Capricornia coast. This will maintain
squally, moderate to heavy rain periods and isolated thunderstorms about eastern
districts and adjacent inland between about Rockhampton and the Gold Coast.
Weaker, humid monsoon westerly flow will continue over the northern tropics,
with scattered showers and thunderstorms. The upper trough over eastern
Queensland will combine with moist onshore winds to trigger scattered showers
and rain areas about the remaining southeast and adjacent inland parts, tending
to isolated showers in the southeast interior. Fine and mostly sunny over
southern and western parts. Very warm to hot conditions in the northwest of the
state. Fresh to strong and gusty winds near and southeast of the low, tending
gale force through southern and central coastal waters.
Forecast for Sunday
The monsoon low is likely to be in the vicinity of the Wide Bay and Burnett
district and should lead to rain areas, scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the southeast of the state, heaviest near the low. However
there is considerable uncertainty in the evolution of the forecasts at this
stage, dependent on the movement of the low. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
are likely to continue in the moderate monsoon flow over the far north, tending
more isolated about remaining eastern districts and the southeast interior. Fine
and warm to hot conditions in the northwest. Fresh to strong and gusty winds
near and southeast of the low, tending gale force about the southern coastal
waters.
Forecast for Monday
There is considerable uncertainty at this stage with regard to the movement
of the low pressure system. Rain areas and isolated showers about the far
southeast of the state should ease during the day. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms should continue about the northern tropics, with isolated showers
and possible thunderstorms in the southeast interior. Fine through the west and
the central and southern interior.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are likely to persist through
the tropics in a moderate monsoonal wind flow. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms are likely to persist about the remainder of the east coast and
adjacent inland through the outlook period in the onshore flow. Fine and mostly
sunny through much of inland Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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