Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/13 - 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 has been issued for heavy rainfall
about coastal and adjacent inland areas between Bowen and Brisbane.
A Gale Warning has been issued for coastal waters between Gladstone and Point
Danger for Tuesday.
A Strong Wind Warning is otherwise current for coastal waters between Bowen and
Point Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
A Flood Warning is current for the Balonne River.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1027 hPa] over the southern Tasman Sea is expected to move slowly
east towards New Zealand, maintaining a ridge along most of the east Queensland
coast. A trough off the southern tropical coast is deepening with a low
developing on the trough expected to move south-southeast during the rest of
today and Tuesday while deepening. The low is expected to be located offshore of
the southern Queensland coast by late Tuesday and on Wednesday, and is expected
to produce strong to gale force winds and rough seas and swells, depending on
its proximity to the coast. An upper level trough over the Queensland interior
is moving slowly eastwards.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over northern, central and western
districts, tending to rain with moderate to heavy falls over central districts,
the southern tropics and the Central West. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over remaining eastern districts, with increasing rain areas and
heavy falls about the coast and adjacent inland areas. Some storms are likely to
be severe. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over Cape York
Peninsula. Cooler than average maximum temperatures expected for most of the
state. Moderate to fresh SE winds about the east coast, tending strong and gusty
at times near the central and southern coast. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds
over the interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high is expected to weaken and move east of New Zealand, relaxing the
ridge along the east coast. The upper level trough should shift eastwards over
eastern districts. The surface trough and embedded low is expected to move
southeast to off the southern Queensland coast by late in the day. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms are expected over northern, central and southeastern
districts. Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls
from the Capricornia, Wide Bay and into the Southeast Coast region are expected
to ease later in the day, though this will depend on the position of the low
offshore. Windy along the southern coasts with dangerous surf developing south
of Sandy Cape. Mostly fine conditions should occur over remaining parts of the
state in the wake of the trough. Temperatures are expected to remain below
average for most of the state.
Forecast for Wednesday
The upper level trough should remain slow moving over eastern districts,
while the surface low is expected to remain off the southern Queensland coast.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over northern districts, while
scattered showers and windy conditions are expected in the southeast. Dangerous
surf along the southern Queensland coast. Isolated showers over the remaining
southern tropics and eastern parts of the state. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions should occur over remaining parts of the state in the wake of the
upper trough.
Forecast for Thursday
The upper level trough should remain slow moving over eastern districts,
while the surface low is expected to move slowly southwards off the southeast
Queensland. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over northern
districts, while isolated showers and windy conditions are expected in the
southeast. Dangerous surf along the southern Queensland coast. Fine and mostly
sunny conditions should occur over remaining parts of the state in the wake of
the upper trough.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
There is considerable uncertainty with the future movement of the surface
low, but at this stage it is expected to move southwards away from the southeast
Queensland coast, easing the shower activity over southeastern Queensland.
Unstable conditions are expected to continue over northern and parts of eastern
Queensland, continuing the showers and thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms
are expected to return to parts of the interior from Friday as instability
increases from the west.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Monday.
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