Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 3/13 - 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 for east coastal waters between Mackay and Point Danger,
including Hervey and Moreton Bays.
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 expected to drift westwards across the southern
interior today.  A high near Tasmania will move into the Tasman Sea today and to
extend a ridge along Queensland's southeast coast. A low level trough is
expected to form over the southern interior during today and to extend
northwards into the northern interior. The monsoon trough stretches from
Queensland's northwest to the North Tropical Coast and in to the northwest Coral
Sea.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the eastern half of the
state, along with some areas of rain about the southern districts and southeast
tropics and some moderate to locally heavy falls about the southern interior.
Monsoonal showers and rain periods with scattered thunderstorms over the
northern parts of the Peninsula district. Fine in the state's west. 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. A
very high fire danger in the Channel Country.
Forecast for Monday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms and areas of rain with some moderate to
heavy local falls over the southern interior. Scattered showers and mainly
isolated thunderstorms are expected over most of the remainder of the eastern
half of the state and also over the Channel Country. Scattered showers over the
southeast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms and areas of rain over the far
north. 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. A very high fire danger in the Channel Country.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper low should lie near Queensland's far southwest, maintaining an area
of scattered showers and storms and areas of rain with some moderate to locally
heavy falls across the southern interior.  Scattered showers and mainly isolated
storms over most of the remainder of the state except the southeast where a
fresh onshore flow out of the high in the Tasman should produce scattered
showers.  Scattered monsoonal showers and storms and areas of rain over the
northern parts of the Peninsula district, and showers and storms tending to rain
areas over the northern tropics.
Forecast for Wednesday
A firm ridge along the east coast will maintain an onshore flow and mainly
isolated showers over the state's southeast. 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 upper low should
remain near Queensland's far southwest and will continue to provide instability
over western Queensland and at least isolated showers and thunderstorms over
most of the state, more widespread over the southwest.
Forecast for Thursday
The upper level trough will maintain unstable conditions over the southwest,
with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Deep tropical moisture spreading
through the central interior and Warrego beneath this instability may lead to
some moderate to locally heavy falls. In the north, the monsoonal flow will
continue to support scattered showers and thunderstorms, with rain areas in the
far north. The firm ridge will remain in place along the east coast, and this
should continue to produce scattered showers along the east coast and adjacent
inland.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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 thunderstorm activity easing late in the
week. The Tasman Sea high should move eastwards towards New Zealand but will
maintain a firm ridge, fresh onshore winds and scattered showers along
Queensland's southeast coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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