Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 2/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weak ridge lies along the tropical east coast. A surface trough lies over
the tropical interior. An upper level trough is expected to approach southeast
Queensland during today, enhancing instability over this region. A high over the
Great Australian Bight extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers over the southeast, increasing to
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms during the day. Isolated showers
elsewhere in the north and east of the state, tending scattered between about
Cooktown and Bowen. Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms over Cape York
Peninsula, the Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Moderate to fresh SE winds about the east coast
and in the west of the state. Light to moderate mostly SE to NE winds elsewhere.
A Very High fire danger in the North West district.
Forecast for Thursday
The large high pressure system over the Great Australian Bight is expected to
move towards Tasmania and extend a firm ridge along the east coast of
Queensland. This will lead to fresh to strong SE winds and isolated to scattered
showers about eastern districts. The upper level trough is expected to move over
and then offshore of southeastern Queensland, but will maintain instability and
enhanced shower activity with isolated thunderstorms. Weak instability also
persists through the Peninsula and Gulf of Carpentaria coast so isolated
thunderstorms remain a possibility there too. Fine and mostly sunny conditions
are expected through western districts. Daytime temperatures will cool slightly
through the southeast due to the strengthening S to SE wind flow and cloud
cover.
Forecast for Friday
A new upper level trough will develop to the west of the state, increasing
cloud through far western Queensland though with little to no rain. The high
will move east into the Tasman Sea, maintaining a firm ridge along the east
Queensland coast. Fresh to strong and gusty SE'ly winds and isolated to
scattered showers will persist about eastern districts. Isolated thunderstorms
remain possible through the northern Peninsula and Gulf of Carpentaria coast
under a moist and marginally unstable airmass. Fine and mostly sunny conditions
are expected through the central west. Maximum temperatures will be 2 to 4
degrees below the April average over the southeast of the state and along the
central coast due to the cool wind flow and shower activity.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper level trough will move into southwest parts of Queensland,
increasing the cloud further through western and central inland parts of the
state with little to no rain. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms though
are expected over the southern interior. The high will remain slow moving in the
Tasman Sea, maintaining a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. Fresh to
strong and gusty SE'ly winds and isolated to scattered showers will persist
about eastern districts. Isolated thunderstorms remain possible through the
northern Peninsula and Gulf of Carpentaria coast under a moist and marginally
unstable airmass. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected through the
central west. Maximum temperatures will be 2 to 4 degrees below the April
average over the southeast of the state and along the central coast due to the
cool wind flow and shower activity.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The large high is expected to move slowly east over the Tasman Sea during the
outlook period, with fresh to strong SE winds persisting along much of the east
Queensland coast. Isolated to scattered showers will therefore continue over
eastern districts, particularly about the coast and ranges. The new upper level
trough will most likely move east over the southern interior of the state and
contract offshore on Monday, generating some showers, patchy rain and possible
storms with its passage over southern and eastern Queensland. Cloud is expected
to increase through Torres Strait during the period, with showers and storms
becoming more widespread. Maximum temperatures will remain generally cooler than
the April average in the east and warmer in the west.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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