Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 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 Wide Bay and
Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of the Capricornia districts for tonight and
Monday.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters between Bowen and Point
Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay, for Monday.
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 large high [1033 hPa] near New Zealand extends a firm ridge over the
southern Coral Sea. A slow moving upper level low is located over the central
Queensland interior. A surface trough near the central and southern Queensland
coast is expected to deepen during the next 24 hours, bringing strong and gusty
winds to these coastal areas.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Fine over the southwest. Isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms over the
Gulf Country. Scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms elsewhere, tending to
areas of rain and moderate to heavy falls over the eastern tropics and central
districts. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Showers and isolated thunderstorms
over the southeast, increasing to areas of rain with moderate to heavy falls
developing. Moderate SE to NE winds, fresh over parts of the interior and along
the east coast.
Forecast for Monday
Cloudy and cool with scattered to widespread showers, areas of rain and
thunderstorms over the southern interior, central and southeast districts with
heavy falls about the Southeast Coast, Wide Bay and Burnett, and parts of the
Capricornia. Moderate to locally heavy falls over the central and southeast
interior. Generally isolated showers and thunderstorms over the remainder of the
tropics, increasing to scattered showers and thunderstorms over northern Cape
York Peninsula. Fine over the west. Cool maximum temperatures with the cloud and
rain. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds, tending strong and gusty along the
central and southern Queensland coasts. A Very High fire danger in the Channel
Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough and low is expected to remain over the central
Queensland interior but may begin to weaken and possibly move very slowly east
or southeast. The surface trough is likely to remain deep and be located near
the central Queensland coast. The combination of the troughs and the humid and
fresh to strong onshore E to NE flow from the high onto the central and southern
Queensland coast is expected to continue producing widespread showers,
thunderstorms and areas of rain about central and southeast districts with
moderate to heavy falls likely to continue. Cool maximum temperatures with the
cloud and rain. Scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms over the
remaining eastern districts, southern interior and the northern tropics. Fine
and mostly sunny conditions over the far west.
Forecast for Wednesday
The upper level trough and low over eastern Queensland is expected to weaken
and most likely move east or southeast and contract offshore. Meanwhile, the
onshore flow onto the east coast is expected to remain fresh to strong about the
central and southern Queensland coast but most likely ease a little by late in
the day as the high moves well east of New Zealand. As a result, areas of rain
with moderate to possibly locally heavy falls near the Capricornia and southeast
Queensland coast are likely to ease. However, showers and thunderstorms are
likely to continue over remaining northern and eastern areas of the state. Cool
maximum temperatures to continue over central and southeast districts. A new
surface and upper trough is likely to bring isolated showers and thunderstorms
to the southwest in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Thursday
The next surface and upper trough is expected to move across the Queensland
interior, accompanied by a band of scattered showers and thunderstorms over the
central and southern interior which is expected to move into the southeast
interior late in the day. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are also expected
over the northern and eastern tropics, with more isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the west, clearing from the southwest during the day.
Generally cloudy with showers over coastal districts from the Capricornia to the
Southeast Coast. Maximum temperatures below average over southern and central
Queensland.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The surface and upper trough is expected to move over eastern Queensland on
Friday before contracting offshore early in the weekend. However, another upper
trough may move into the Queensland interior after this, with showers and
thunderstorms persisting over eastern Queensland. Showers and thunderstorms are
expected to continue across the northern tropics due to the monsoon trough,
which may have deepened a little by late in the week. Fine over the west.
Maximum temperatures to remain below average over the southern half of the
state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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