Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 25/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
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 east of New Zealand extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. A
surface trough lies over the Queensland interior and is expected to retreat into
the southwest of the state during Tuesday. An upper level trough is moving north
over eastern Queensland and weakening.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Scattered showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over the northern
tropics with moderate to heavy falls. Isolated showers about the North Tropical
Coast district. Scattered showers and isolated gusty thunderstorms over the Gulf
Country, and in a band from the Central West, southern Central Highlands,
northern Maranoa and Warrego district. Isolated showers about the southeast of
the state with possible isolated thunderstorms inland. Fresh and gusty SE winds
along the tropical east coast. Moderate gusty S to SE winds over the southwest.
Moderate SE to NE winds over the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
Widespread showers, storms and areas of rain over northern Cape York
Peninsula, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the remainder
of the northern tropics. Isolated showers elsewhere about the east coast.
Isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms developing during the afternoon and
evening over the central and southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.
Above average temperatures over the west of the state. Moderate SE to NE winds,
fresh at times about the tropical east coast. A Very High fire danger in the
Channel Country.
Forecast for Wednesday
The monsoon trough is expected to remain over far northern Queensland,
connected to a low over the "Top End", with widespread showers, storms and areas
of rain continuing over northern Cape York Peninsula and spreading to the
northwest Gulf Country. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the
remainder of the northern tropics. A weak surface trough over the Coral Sea is
likely to move onto the east coast and bring an increase in showers to most of
the remaining east coast, spreading into the adjacent inland during the day.
Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Above average temperatures over the west of the
state.
Forecast for Thursday
The monsoon trough is expected to remain over far northern Queensland, while
a low over the "Top End" will remain slow moving. This will lead to further
widespread showers, storms and areas of rain over northern Cape York Peninsula,
and spreading over the northwest Gulf Country. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the remainder of the northern tropics. Generally isolated
showers are expected along the remainder of the east coast with a moist onshore
airflow. A new surface trough will enter southwest Queensland during the day,
with cooler conditions and patchy rain areas, isolated showers and thunderstorms
over southwest parts. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Above average
temperatures over the west of the state.
Forecast for Friday
The low over the far north of the Northern Territory is expected to remain
slow moving with the monsoon trough likely to persist over the far north of the
state.  This will lead to further showers, storms and rain areas over northern
Cape York Peninsula and in to the northwest Gulf Country. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms over the remainder of the northern tropics. A ridge is
expected to persist along most of the east coast and maintain isolated showers
about the east coast. The surface trough is expected to stretch from the
northwest of the state to the southeast interior isolated showers and
thunderstorms and patchy rain areas affecting much of the southern and southeast
interior. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Widespread showers, storms and areas of rain over the northern tropics and
northwest of the state should clear westwards as the monsoon trough weakens and
the low over the Northern Territory moves westwards. The surface trough will
continue moving east over southern Queensland, and is likely to reach the
southeast of the state on Sunday and Monday. Showers and thunderstorms and rain
areas are expected to develop near and east of this trough during the outlook
period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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