Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
The monsoon trough extends from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fletcher near the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria, to the North Tropical Coast near Cooktown, and then through the northern Coral Sea and to Tropical Cyclone Edna near New Caledonia. The monsoon trough is expected to remain active over northern Queensland and the Coral Sea until the weekend. A high will enter the Tasman Sea today, extending a firm ridge along the east coast to the south of the monsoon trough and eventually extending the ridge north to Torres Strait during the weekend. A trough will most likely move west over the Coral Sea late in the week. Forecasts are highly dependent on the development and movement of any lows or troughs in the Coral Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayRain areas, showers and thunderstorms north of about Century Mine to Cooktown with some heavy falls likely, particularly near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Patchy rain over the remaining northern tropics and northwest, becoming more widespread with possible thunderstorms and some locally heavy falls developing during the afternoon and evening. Isolated to scattered showers elsewhere over eastern districts. Isolated afternoon and evening gusty showers and thunderstorms in the far southwest. Fresh to strong and gusty west to northwesterly winds through the far northern tropics, with gales possibly affecting the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere, strong at times near the coast south of Bowen.Fire Danger -  Severe in the Channel Country. Very High elsewhere in the central and southern interior.Thursday 6 FebruaryThe new high over the Tasman Sea will extend a firm ridge through central and southern Queensland. The monsoon trough will continue to extend from about Cooktown to a low over the Northern Territory near the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Rain areas and storms with moderate to locally heavy falls will persist to the north of about Mount Isa to Ingham, with more widespread heavy falls likely near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Isolated to scattered showers will occur about eastern districts and the remaining tropics in the fresh and moist onshore wind flow. The upper trough in the southern interior of the state will possibly generate some gusty showers and storms, mostly near the southwestern border.Friday 7 FebruaryThe monsoon trough is expected to remain active through the Gulf of Carpentaria and northern Queensland, with rain areas, thunderstorms and locally heavy falls persisting north of about Mount Isa to Ingham, more widespread near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. A ridge is likely to persist about the southern and central coast with isolated to scattered showers occurring in the onshore wind flow, particularly about the central and southern tropical coasts. Much of the central and southern interior should remain fine and mostly sunny.Saturday 8 FebruaryThe high will remain slow moving over the Tasman Sea. The monsoonal flow should now focus more through the Peninsula and northwest of the state with further heavy falls expected, particularly near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria Coast. Rain areas should tend to more scattered showers and possible thunderstorms about the North Tropical Coast as the ridge pushes further north to Torres Strait along the east Queensland coast. Isolated shower to scattered showers will occur over remaining eastern districts, possibly increasing about the central coast late in the day as a trough shifts west over the Coral Sea towards the coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur through the central and southern interior.Sunday until TuesdayThe high will remain slow moving over the Tasman Sea. The monsoonal flow through the Gulf of Carpentaria should gradually decrease during the outlook period, although rain areas and storms are likely to persist in the far northwest of the state. There is some uncertainty regarding the weather over the remainder of the state during the outlook period, but at this stage the most likely scenario is that a trough will shift west onto the east Queensland coast, enhancing shower and storm activity over eastern districts and then gradually extending some shower and storm activity further west through the interior of the state during the outlook period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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