Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 29/13 - 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 near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the east Queensland
coast. A surface trough lies from the northwest of the state into the southern
interior. An upper trough will move through southeast Queensland with a
southerly change moving north through southern Queensland waters. A weak monsoon
trough lies over the northern reaches of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Isolated showers and storms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast, and mainly
isolated showers about the tropical east coast.  Isolated showers and
thunderstorms developing over the southeast coast and southeast interior in the
afternoon and evening. Cloudy and cool with isolated showers over southern
interior.  Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to
northeast winds across most of the state, fresh at times about the southeast and
far northeast coasts.
Forecast for Saturday
A weak ridge will develop along the east coast as a weak high develops in the
Tasman Sea whilst another surface trough should lie across the southern
interior. Isolated showers and storms are expected near the trough over the
southern interior as well as southern parts of the Central Highlands district
and also over the Wide Bay and Burnett and the Darling Downs and Granite Belt
districts. Mostly cloudy with isolated showers over the Southeast Coast
district, and also about the east coast north of about Townsville. Becoming
cloudy with patchy rain and isolated storms late in the day about the far
southwest of the state. Fine and mostly sunny over the northern interior,
although isolated showers and storms are possible about the Gulf of Carpentaria
coast.
Forecast for Sunday
An upper level trough should spread a cloud band with areas of rain,
scattered showers and isolated storms across the southern districts, extending
eastwards during the day. Moderate falls are likely about the Darling Downs and
Granite Belt district. A weak onshore wind flow should produce mainly isolated
showers about the eastern tropics, and isolated showers and storms are possible
about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.  Fine and mostly sunny over the northern
tropical interior. Cool in the cloudy conditions across the south of the state.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough should push northwards across the state during the day,
resulting in the areas of rain, scattered showers and isolated storms moving
into the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett
districts. Early rain areas breaking up to showers during the day about the
southeast and the southeast interior. Fine and mostly sunny across the remainder
of the state except for the chance of some isolated showers and storms about the
Gulf of Carpentaria coast and isolated showers about the tropical east coast.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The upper level trough should move further to the north and may produce some
rain areas and isolated storms about the Central Highlands and Coalfields and
the Central Coast and Whitsundays districts on Tuesday, clearing  during Tuesday
night.  Mainly isolated showers about the remainder of the state's east coast,
and isolated showers and storms are possible about the Gulf of Carpentaria
coast. Fine and mostly sunny across the rest of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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