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 over the Tasman Sea extends a strengthening 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 by tonight. Forecast for the rest of 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 the east coast and maintain isolated showers for coastal areas. The surface trough is expected to stretch from the northwest of the state to the southeast interior, and produce isolated showers and thunderstorms and patchy rain areas for 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 4:10 pm EST Tuesday. 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