Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 16/13 - 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 surface trough extends from the Gulf Country down to the southeast
interior. An upper trough will move eastwards across the state's interior and
weaken. A new high will move east into the Great Australian Bight on
Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms expected in the afternoon and
evening over the eastern half of the state. Dry and mostly sunny through western
districts and the southern interior. Mainly light winds over the interior and
about the Gulf Country, and moderate SE to NE winds about the east coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Mostly fine though with just some isolated showers about the eastern
districts and a chance of some afternoon or evening thunderstorms about the
southeast districts and the state's far north. Fine and sunny elsewhere as dry,
stable conditions build across the interior.  Mainly light winds over the
interior and about the Gulf Country, and moderate SE to NE winds about the east
coast.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is expected to move east across the Great Australian Bight and
continue to direct dry air across much of the interior of the state, maintaining
fine and sunny conditions through the region. Much of the east of the state and
southern tropic should also be fine but lingering instability about the
southeast of the state should generate isolated showers and possibly very
isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over Cape
York Peninsula.
Forecast for Friday
The high will move over Tasmania as another upper trough amplifies over
southern Queensland. This upper trough will induce a surface low in the Tasman
Sea, which in turn will increase showers and southerly winds in the southeast as
the pressure gradient increases between the high and low. Fine and mostly sunny
elsewhere.
Forecast for Saturday
The high and Tasman low will slip to the southeast weakening the ridge and
thus winds along the Queensland east coast. With the upper trough maintaining
over eastern Queensland there will be continuing chances of showers and
thunderstorms in eastern districts, especially about the central coast.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high and Tasman low should continue to the southeast as a new high builds
in the Coral Sea. Another upper trough will increase potential for showers and
thunderstorms in southern Queensland, especially on Monday and Tuesday. Mostly
fine over the rest of the state, with only isolated showers about remaining
parts of the east coast and in the far north tropics.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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