Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
The monsoon trough extends from a deep from a deep low over northern Western Australia to a low over the Northern Territory, then weakens over the western Gulf of Carpentaria. A broad area of low pressure and associated shower and thunderstorm activity extends through northern districts and the interior of Queensland, while a ridge of high pressure dominates weather through much of the east of the state. The ridge will become more extensive through the state during the next few days, reducing shower and storm activity.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayScattered showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula and Gulf Country, more frequent with rain areas near the far northwestern border during the morning. Scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms about the east tropical coast and ranges. Mostly fine in the southeast with just the chance of isolated morning showers north of about Fraser Island. Isolated showers about the central coast. Isolated to scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms over the interior. A hot day in the southern interior with moderate north to northeasterly winds. Moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere, fresh and gusty in the far west and about much of the east coast.Fire Danger -  High to Very High over much of the interior.Wednesday 12 FebruaryScattered showers will decrease to isolated along the north tropical coast as winds tend more southeasterly. Isolated to scattered showers will continue about the remaining northern tropics, more frequent in the far northwest. Possible isolated showers will occur in onshore winds about the remaining east coast near and north of Fraser Island. Relatively moist northeasterly winds will maintain the chance of isolated afternoon and evening showers and gusty thunderstorms about the far southwest, while a weak upper trough could also result in some late storms about the ranges over the southeast and central interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur elsewhere under the influence of the ridge, with a hot day expected over the southern interior.Thursday 13 FebruaryIsolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur through areas northwest of about Mount Isa to Cooktown in a moist and unstable airmass, particularly near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. A weak onshore wind flow will result in the chance of isolated showers about the remaining east tropical coast. A weak upper trough may result in possible isolated showers or thunderstorms about the Granite Belt and Carnarvon ranges. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur elsewhere, with a hot day expected over the southern interior.Friday 14 FebruaryThe ridge along the east Queensland coast will weaken further, with just the chance of isolated showers occurring about the exposed east coast. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist through the Peninsula and Gulf Country. A new trough will approach southwestern Queensland, resulting in an increase in instability through the southwest of the state with possible isolated showers and thunderstorms developing, mostly about the NSW border and the Maranoa and Darling Downs districts. High cloud will increase near the southwestern border with the chance of late storms as the trough approaches. Northwesterly winds ahead of the trough will result in hot conditions through the southwest. A ridge will maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Saturday until MondayThe new trough will most likely enter western Queensland during the weekend and move slowly east over the interior, gradually increasing instability over the state. Showers and thunderstorms will develop over inland parts, particularly near the trough where they could become quite widespread. Isolated to scattered showers will persist through the Peninsula and Gulf Country districts and gradually develop through the remaining tropical inland as the trough enters the state. Warm to hot conditions will occur through much of central and southern Queensland in the northwesterly winds to the east of the trough.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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