Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 2/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Strong Wind Warning for northeastern Gulf of Carpentaria
waters.
Strong Wind Warning for northeast Peninsula waters north of Cape Grenville.
Strong Wind Warning issued for east coastal waters between St Lawrence and Point
Danger, including Hervey Bay, for Sunday.
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
An upper level low is located over the southeast interior and almost
stationary. It is expected to begin to move to the west overnight into Sunday. A
complex low level trough extends from the northeast tropics to the southeast
corner of the state. Another surface trough over the eastern inland will retreat
westwards with the upper level system tomorrow. A high near Tasmania extends a
strengthening ridge into southern Queensland. The monsoon trough lies over
northern Cape York Peninsula.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Scattered showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over northern and
eastern Queensland, with moderate falls, locally heavy particularly with
thunderstorms. Cloudy with isolated showers over parts of western Queensland.
Light to moderate SW to SE winds across most of the state, fresh at times about
the southern interior and the Wide Bay and Capricornia coast. Moderate to fresh
westerly winds across the Peninsula district. A very high fire danger in the
Channel Country.
Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers, patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms through the eastern
half of the state, with moderate to locally heavy falls, particularly about the
Capricornia, northern Wide Bay, southern Central Highlands and Warrego and
Maranoa. Monsoonal rain and thunderstorms over northern Cape York Peninsula.
Rain areas tending to scattered showers over the southeast corner, with some
moderate falls possible about the coast early morning. Isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms are expected through the central west and southwest as
moist and unstable air extends west. Fine and mostly sunny in the far west. A
very high fire danger in the Channel Country. Light to moderate SE to NE winds
across most of the state, fresh at times about the southeast. Moderate to fresh
westerly winds across the Peninsula district.
Forecast for Monday
the upper low will lie over southwestern Queensland and extend an upper
trough eastwards over the southern interior of the state. The high in the Tasman
Sea will maintain a moderate to fresh wind flow across southern and central
Queensland. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected through central and
western districts, more widespread in the southwest. Scattered showers and
patchy rain through the southeastern corner of the state. The monsoon will
remain active through the northern Peninsula, with more widespread showers, rain
areas and storms extending south through the remaining tropics.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper low will continue to move southwest and weaken, moving into
northeastern South Australia during the day. The high should remain over the
Tasman Sea, with the ridge continuing to strengthen along the east coast of
Queensland, maintaining a fresh easterly wind flow and scattered showers over
the southeast of the state. More isolated showers are expected over the southern
interior and isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible about
the far southwest and the central interior. Continuing monsoon flow over the far
north will lead to areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms over the northern
tropics.
Forecast for Wednesday
The firm ridge along the east coast will continue to strengthen, as the high
remains virtually stationary over the western Tasman Sea. The focus of the
monsoon flow is likely to shift eastwards to the Coral Sea area, however rain
areas and thunderstorms are likely to continue over the far north. The high in
the Tasman Sea combined with falling pressures over the Coral Sea will maintain
a fresh onshore flow along the east coast of Queensland, with scattered showers,
particularly along the coast. An upper trough over central Australia will
continue to provide instability over western Queensland leading to isolated
showers and thunderstorms, more scattered near a surface trough over the
southwest.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
A monsoonal wind flow should persist through the Torres Strait and over Cape
York Peninsula, with rain and storms expected in this area and scattered showers
and thunderstorms through the remaining tropics. The broad upper trough should
gradually decay over central Australia, with the atmosphere tending to stabilise
over western Queensland and showers and thunderstorms activity tending to taper
off. The Tasman Sea high should move eastwards towards New Zealand, and extend a
firm ridge with fresh to strong SE winds and scattered showers along the east
Queensland coast from the southern tropics southwards.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Sunday.
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