Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow moving surface trough extends across the interior of the state with hot, humid northerly winds to its east, and cooler conditions developing to its west. Unstable conditions should persist to the east of the surface trough, enhanced by a complex upper trough over the state. Monsoonal flow is likely to increase over the far north during today and Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayScattered showers and thunderstorms over the tropics and central parts of the state, tending to rain areas about Cape York Peninsula and the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout much of the rest of the state. Mostly fine conditions over the Channel Country. Moderate to fresh northwest to northeasterly winds, tending southeasterly over the Channel Country.Tuesday 18 FebruaryScattered showers, rain areas and thunderstorms over most parts of the state, particularly through the tropics and the interior. Some moderate to heavy falls are possible through the eastern tropical interior. Showers and storms should increase further about the state's far north as the monsoon flow strengthens. Only isolated shower and thunderstorm activity about the far west.Fire Danger -  High to Very High in the far southwest. Low to moderate over most of the remainder of the state.Wednesday 19 FebruaryA broad upper level trough should move across southeastern Australia during the day increasing instability though the state's interior. The surface trough should shift westwards into the southwest of the state, unsettled conditions and moisture flowing towards the trough should combine to generate showers, rain areas and storms over much of the state east of about Boulia to Ballera. Moderate to heavy falls are possible through a broad section of the interior extending from the Gulf Country, through the central and western interior and down to the Maranoa, Warrego and western Darling Downs.Thursday 20 FebruaryThe southern portion of the upper trough should shift eastwards into the Tasman Sea during the day, while the northern section of the upper trough and the surface trough should move slowly east into the state's interior. A humid and unstable airmass should remain in place to the east of the surface trough, with further showers, rain areas and thunderstorms, shifting gradually to the east. Moderate to heavy falls are again possible from the Gulf Country through the centre, the eastern interior and in to the Darling Downs. A monsoonal flow is likely to remain in place over the far north, with rain areas and isolated thunderstorms through the tropics.Friday 21 FebruaryThe remnant upper trough will move gradually back towards the west during the day, extending patchy rain areas back to western parts of the state during the day. A humid and unstable airmass should remain in place over central, eastern and northern parts of the state, with further showers, thunderstorms and rain areas expected. The inland trough is likely to remain in place through the centre of the state but will move off the southern coast on Friday, followed by a firm ridge developing along the southern half of the east coast. At the same time, monsoonal flow is likely to remain in place over the far north. This should lead to thunderstorm activity shifting inland over southern Queensland. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected over the north in the monsoonal flow.Saturday until MondayThe remnant upper trough will drift towards the Northern Territory over the weekend and weaken, causing an easing of shower and thunderstorm activity over the west and centre of the state. A southeasterly change will push up the east coast during the weekend helping to stabilise weather across the east of the state, with generally only isolated showers about eastern districts south of the tropics. The monsoon flow through the tropics is also expected to weaken on Sunday and into Monday, however widespread showers, thunderstorms and rain areas are still expected over the Peninsula, Gulf Country and northeastern tropics.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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