Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Flood Warnings are current for various rivers east of a line
from about Rockhampton to St George.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east coast of
Queensland. A weak surface trough lies over the far southwest of the state. An
upper level trough is moving across the southeast interior and is expected to
linger over the southeast during Thursday. A second upper level trough,
currently over the Northern Territory, will shift into the west of the state
late tonight or early Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula, the tropical interior,
the northwest and northern parts of the Channel Country. Scattered showers over
the Southeast Coast district, tending isolated over remaining eastern districts
and the southeast interior. Fine and mostly clear conditions elsewhere. Moderate
to fresh SE winds along the east coast, tending light to moderate SE to NE winds
inland. A Very High Fire Danger over the Channel Country district.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula, extending south into
the Gulf Country and Northwest districts and northern parts of the Channel
Country district. Scattered showers over the Southeast Coast district, extending
to eastern parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district during the
afternoon. Isolated showers over remaining eastern districts, tending scattered
at times along the central coast. Mostly fine and partly cloudy  over the
tropical interior with only isolated afternoon showers. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions elsewhere. Cooler conditions expected in the southeast. Moderate to
fresh SE winds along the east coast, tending light to moderate SE to NE winds
inland. A Very High Fire Danger over the Channel Country, the Central West and
the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Forecast for Friday
The high should remain near New Zealand maintaining the ridge along the east
coast of Queensland. The surface trough should linger near the far southwest
border. The upper troughs over the west and over the southeast of the state are
expected to form a broad feature extending from the northwest to the southeast
corner. Another trough over the Coral Sea is expected to move slowly west
towards the North Tropical Coast. Moist and unstable conditions over the
Peninsula and the Gulf Country districts, will result in shower and thunderstorm
activity, potentially extending into western parts of the Northwest and Channel
Country districts. Scattered showers are expected about the Tropical Coast due
to the approaching trough. Isolated showers over remaining eastern districts,
extending into parts of the tropical, central and southeast interior during the
afternoon and evening. Showers may increase to scattered along coastal parts of
the southeast during the evening due to the upper trough. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions should persist elsewhere.
Forecast for Saturday
The high should remain near New Zealand and weaken slightly but should
nevertheless maintain a flow of moisture into the north and east of the state.
The upper trough should weaken slightly and shift slowly east and the Coral Sea
trough is expected to move onto the North Tropical Coast during the day.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are therefore likely across the
north, with showers becoming more widespread about the tropical coast and ranges
as the Coral Sea trough moves onto the coast with some moderate falls possible.
Isolated showers will persist over eastern districts in the moist onshore flow
and should tend scattered at times about the coastal fringe. Fine and mostly
sunny conditions should persist elsewhere. Warm maximum temperatures are
expected to occur over western districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough should continue to weaken and shift into the north of the
state. The high should weaken as it slips eastwards of New Zealand, which in
turn will relax the ridge along the east coast of Queensland. However, moist
onshore winds should still produce isolated showers over eastern districts, more
widespread with isolated thunderstorms over the eastern tropics, the central
coast and central interior. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible near a weak
surface trough over the southeast interior.  Isolated showers and thunderstorms
should occur in the humid unstable airflow about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast
and the far northwest of the state. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The next upstream high should establish itself in the Great Australian Bight
and move slowly eastwards during the outlook period, firming the ridge along the
east coast of Queensland. An upper trough is expected to shift north over New
South Wales on Monday and into southern Queensland late Monday or Tuesday,
moving northeastwards and possibly shifting off the east coast of Queensland
during Wednesday. Isolated showers are expected to continue over eastern
districts in the moist onshore flow, scattered at times about the coast. Showers
and thunderstorms are also likely over the southern, southeast and central
interior due the passage of the upper trough. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
should persist about the northern tropics in the moist unstable airflow.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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