Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 30/13 - 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 weakening ridge along the east
Queensland coast. A surface trough lies over western Queensland and into the
southern interior, while a weak monsoon trough lies over the northern reaches of
the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Isolated showers over southeast and central districts, as well as the
southern interior, tending scattered about the Wide Bay and Burnett and
Capricornia districts. Chance of isolated thunderstorms over the central and
southeast interior. Isolated showers about the tropical coast. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms about the Gulf Country. Late rain and thunderstorms
over the far southwest. Cloudy over the remainder of western Queensland with a
little light rain. Light to moderate SE to NE winds across most of the state,
fresh at times about the southeast and far northeast coasts. A Very High fire
danger over the Channel Country.
Forecast for Sunday
An upper level trough should move eastwards across southern Queensland
producing areas of rain, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the
southern districts. Additionally a surface trough over the southeast interior is
likely to become the focus of scattered thunderstorm development during the day.
These thunderstorms are likely to move eastwards towards the southeast coast
late in the day, and some of them may be severe with moderate to locally heavy
falls. The absence of a substantial onshore wind flow will leave most of the
remainder of the eastern districts fine, though isolated showers are possible
about parts of the tropical coast.  Cloudy with little or no rain over the
tropical interior, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the
Gulf Country coast. 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 a mainly fine day with just some
isolated showers about the far  southeast. 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 parts of the far
northeast.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper trough should push further northwards, but dry air feeding into it
should cause the areas of rain to clear.  Nevertheless the upper trough should
be able to produce enough instability to generate scattered showers and isolated
storms over the state's northeast.  Fine and mostly sunny over most of the
remainder of the state except for some isolated showers and storms about the
Gulf of Carpentaria coast and isolated showers about the Fraser coast.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
A high pressure system should drift across Victoria, extending dry air and
fine conditions across most of Queensland.  The associated onshore winds should
push some mainly isolated showers across Queensland's east coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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