Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 9/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between
Cooktown and St Lawrence.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east coast of Queensland.
A surface trough lies over the western Coral Sea and is expected to deepen
today. An upper trough over southwestern Queensland is moving slowly to the
northeast.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Widespread showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over the northeast
tropics with some moderate to heavy falls possible between about Cooktown and
Townsville. Scattered showers about the remainder of the east coast with some
local thunder possible in the southeast. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over rest of the northern half of the state and into parts of the
central interior. Showers and thunderstorms becoming more isolated further west,
and fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected over the far west. Fresh to
strong SE winds about the east coast. Mainly moderate E to SE winds elsewhere. A
Very High Fire danger over the Channel Country and Northwest districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough over the northwestern Coral Sea will deepen further in
response to the amplification of the upper trough over interior Queensland. This
will lead to continued showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms in the
northeast of the state. Scattered showers are also likely to continue over
remaining eastern districts, and there should also be at least isolated
thunderstorms over the central interior and into the Gulf Country.  Remaining
fine and mostly sunny over the far southwest extending into the southern
interior.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough over Queensland's interior will continue to move slowly
eastwards, while the surface trough over the western Coral Sea will deepen into
a low and move to the southeast. Scattered showers, rain areas and isolated
thunderstorms are likely to continue about much of the east coast as the high
now near New Zealand continues to extend a ridge along the coast. Showers will
be more isolated in the central and southeastern interior while it will continue
to be fine and mostly sunny in western and southern interior districts.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper trough will move towards the east coast further deepening the
surface trough over the Coral Sea. There is quite a bit of uncertainty to the
development and movement of the surface trough at this stage. A track further
out to sea will lead to scattered showers about the east coast and adjacent
inland areas. A track closer to the coast will lead to increasing showers about
the southeast, with possibly rain areas and thunderstorms developing. As the
surface trough moves to the south or southeast showers should begin to ease
along the rest of the east coast, apart from the northern tropics where
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms should continue. It will remain
fine and mostly sunny in western districts.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper trough will continue to move eastwards and move off the east coast
early Sunday. Meanwhile, the surface trough will continue to move southeast.
This movement to the southeast should slacken the east coast ridge leading to
decreasing coastal shower activity. By early Sunday fine conditions will become
prevalent across the state with only isolated showers or thunderstorms in the
Peninsula, and possibly lingering showers in the far southeast. These
predominantly fine conditions should continue into Monday until a new high in
the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge along the east coast on Tuesday with
re-development of coastal showers. Also on Tuesday, a new strong upper trough
will develop over South Australia and move towards western Queensland, producing
some high cloud and possibly some patchy rain over the southwest.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
Notice Board
Northwest Queensland weather radar installation complete
Media Releases
Meteorological Offices
Cairns weather
Charleville weather
Longreach weather
Mackay weather
Mount Isa weather
Rockhampton weather
Townsville weather
Weipa weather
Other Information
About Weather Forecast Services
About Warning Services
Warnings
Water
Climate
Environment
Tropical Cyclones
Tsunami Warning Centre
Agriculture - Water and the Land
Marine & Ocean
UV & Sun Protection
Rainfall & River Conditions
Graphical Views
Radar
Maps
Rainfall Forecasts
Seasonal Outlooks
Climate Variability & Change
Climate Data Online
Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts
Water Storage
Forecast Explorer™
National Weather Services
Aviation Weather Services
Defence Services
Space Weather Services
Registered User Services
Commercial Weather Services
Careers
Sitemap
Feedback
Freedom of Information
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Glossary
This page was created at 23:00 on Tuesday  9 April 2013 (GMT)
© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
var hostname = window.location.hostname;
var host = hostname.split(".");
if (host[0] == "reg")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "www")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "wdev")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

---

STAT News Service