Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 20/13 - 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 Dangerous Surf about
the coast from Cape Moreton to the New South Wales border.
A Severe Weather Warning has been issued for Damaging Winds for the Gold Coast
and Southern Border Ranges for this afternoon and into Friday morning.
A Gale Warning is current for coastal waters between Double Island Point and
Point Danger.
Flood Warnings are current for various rivers and streams.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A low pressure system lies about 390 kilometres offshore from Brisbane, and
is expected to remain in the same area early today before starting to move
towards the northern New South Wales coast later today. The most likely
situation is for the low to cross the northern New South Wales coast during
Friday. An upper level trough lies over eastern Queensland, and another upper
level trough lies over the Channel Country.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Cloudy but mainly fine about the state's southeast except for some scattered
and gusty showers about the Gold Coast and Southern Border ranges, and the
chance of some isolated showers and storms elsewhere. Isolated showers and
storms about the remaining eastern districts south of about St. Lawrence, and
more widespread showers and isolated storms over the northeast and northern
tropics. Mainly fine about the state's interior except for the chance of some
isolated light showers about the central interior and some isolated storms over
the far southwest of the state.  Cool to mild with fresh and gusty SW to SE
winds about the state's southeast, and the chance of some damaging wind gusts
about the Gold Coast and Southern Border Ranges from the afternoon on. Light to
moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times about the southern interior
and western districts. A Very High fire danger in the southern interior.
Dangerous surf south of Cape Moreton.
Forecast for Friday
The low is expected to approach the mainland and is most likely to cross the
northern New South Wales coast. Consequently the state's southeast should be
mainly fine, though there remains just the chance of some rain periods about the
southern border ranges if the low crosses the coast further north than expected.
Just the chance of some isolated showers and storms elsewhere about the
Southeast Coast and Wide Bay, and fine and mostly sunny over the southeast
interior.  Isolated showers and storms over the state's southwest and central
west, and more widespread showers and isolated storms over the far north and
over the northeast and eastern tropics. Winds easing during the day about the
Southern Border Ranges.
Forecast for Saturday
An upper level trough over western Queensland should help to produce
scattered showers and isolated storms over the eastern tropics and the
Capricornia district.  Showers and storms are less likely, but nonetheless
possible further to the west in a band from the Gulf Country down to the state's
southeast.  Fine and mostly sunny over the southern and western interior
districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough should strengthen over central Queensland allowing scattered
showers and isolated storms to occur over the northern and eastern districts,
and more isolated activity to occur further inland in a band from the Northwest
district down to the Darling Downs. A humid onshore flow may combine with the
upper trough to allow the showers and storms to increase to patchy rain areas
about the state's southeast.  Fine and mostly sunny over the state's
southwest.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Drier air should spread across the northern interior during the outlook
period, and this, along with the eastward motion of the upper trough, should
allow the northern interior, the central west and the southern interior to clear
to be  fine and mostly sunny.  More isolated showers and storms are possible
about the northeast and central coast areas districts, while a moist onshore
flow and the lingering upper trough should maintain at least widespread showers
about the southeast early in the working week, easing by mid week.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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