Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters
between Mackay and Gladstone.
Flood Warnings are current for the Balonne River and the Lower Weir River.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough in the western Coral Sea is moving westwards and is expected
to approach the central Queensland coast late this evening. A high in the Great
Australian Bight will begin to strengthen a ridge along the east coast of
Queensland during Wednesday. Another surface trough is slow moving over western
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the northwest and west of the state
with some moderate falls, possibly locally heavy with thunderstorms. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms across the Peninsula district. Generally
isolated showers along remaining parts of the east coast, tending scattered
about the central and tropical coasts. Isolated showers over the southeast,
tending scattered with possible isolated thunderstorms over inland parts.
Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms across the southern interior. Fine
and mostly clear elsewhere. A Very High fire danger in the Channel Country,
Central Highlands and Coalfields and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
districts. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times along the east
coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected once again through the
northwest of the state with some moderate falls possible. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms with some patchy rain will occur across most remaining western
districts. Scattered showers with possible isolated thunderstorms will develop
along much of the east coast and about adjacent inland areas south of Cooktown.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over most remaining northern districts.
Isolated showers are expected over the southeast interior. Fine and mostly sunny
elsewhere. A Very High fire danger in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
and Central Highlands and Coalfields districts. Light to moderate SE to NE
winds, fresh at times along the east coast.
Forecast for Thursday
An upper trough moving across South Australia will approach southwestern
Queensland during the day. The high in the Great Australian Bight will move
slowly eastwards towards Tasmania while maintaining a ridge along the east coast
of Queensland. Generally scattered showers and thunderstorms with patchy rain
will occur about the northwest and west of the state. Isolated showers along the
east coast and about adjacent inland areas, tending scattered with possible
isolated thunderstorms north of about Mackay. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms will occur over most remaining northern districts. Isolated
showers and possible thunderstorms elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough will continue to move slowly eastwards and extend across
much of southwestern and southern Queensland. The high will move slowly
eastwards across Tasmania and into the Tasman Sea while maintaining a ridge
along the east coast of Queensland. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will
continue to occur about the northwest and west of the state. Scattered showers
and possible isolated thunderstorms are expected along the east coast and about
adjacent inland areas between about Rockhampton and Cooktown. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms will occur across the remainder of the tropics.
Generally isolated showers and possible thunderstorms elsewhere, mainly over
inland parts.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper trough will become slow moving and should continue to extend across
southwestern and southern Queensland. The high will move slowly eastwards across
the Tasman Sea while maintaining the ridge along the east coast of Queensland.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to occur about the northwest
and west of the state with some moderate falls possible. Scattered showers with
possible isolated thunderstorms will extend along most of the east coast and
adjacent inland areas south of about Cooktown. Generally isolated showers and
possible thunderstorms elsewhere.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper trough extending across southern Queensland should gradually begin
to move across northern and eastern districts into early next week. The movement
and development of this upper trough will ultimately dictate the level of
showers and thunderstorms that are experienced across the state. The high should
continue to move slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea towards New Zealand
while maintaining the ridge along the east coast of Queensland. A surface trough
will move across central Australia on Sunday and may enter far southwest
Queensland early next week. Scattered showers and thunderstorms should occur
over most western and northwest districts. Isolated to scattered showers should
occur over much of the remainder of the state with possible isolated
thunderstorms.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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