Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough extends across the west of the state and is expected to move further east over the interior on Thursday before weakening and drifting westwards late in the week. Very moist and unstable conditions extend over areas to the east of the surface trough, particularly the interior. A coastal trough and an associated southerly wind change will move north through southern Queensland waters from late Friday. A firm ridge of high pressure will then gradually extend along the east Queensland coast during the weekend in the wake of the trough. A fresh to strong monsoonal wind flow over very far northern parts of the state is expected to ease over the next couple of days.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayScattered showers, patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms over the eastern tropics and central districts east of Clermont, more frequent on the southern tropical and central coasts. Cloud increasing from the west over the southeastern corner of the state, with rain areas and possible isolated thunderstorms developing, particularly over inland parts. Cloudy with rain areas, showers and scattered thunderstorms over the interior east of about Burketown to Quilpie with locally heavy falls likely. Fine and mostly clear in the far southwest. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over remaining western parts west of Burketown to Quilpie. Moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds in the far west. Fresh and gusty west to northwest winds in the very far north of the state. Moderate to fresh northwest to northeast winds elsewhere.Thursday 20 FebruaryPatchy rain and isolated thunderstorms over the southeast, mostly over inland parts, tending to isolated showers and storms during the day. Mostly fine over the Wide Bay and Capricornia with just the chance of isolated showers. Scattered showers and storms elsewhere over central districts and through the eastern tropics. Rain areas and storms over the interior east of about Burketown to Thargomindah with locally heavy falls likely, contracting to areas east of Burketown to Cunnamulla during the day. A cool day under the extensive cloud and/or southerly winds through the southern and central interior of the state. Fine and mostly sunny in the far west. Moderate to fresh and gusty south to southeasterly winds extending east over western Queensland. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds in the very far north of the state. Light to moderate northwest to northeast winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High in the far west.Friday 21 FebruaryAn upper level trough over the central interior of the state and an associated cloud and rain band will shift further south and west during the day. Maximum temperatures will be well below the February average under cloud cover and/or southerly winds through western districts, particularly south and west of Longreach. Mostly fine conditions will occur over central districts and the Wide Bay with just the chance of isolated showers or storms. Isolated to scattered showers and storms will occur elsewhere east of about Doomadgee to Longreach to Goondiwindi in a moist and unstable airmass east of a surface trough. A coastal trough and associated southerly wind change will move north through far southern waters during the afternoon and evening, with shower and storm activity decreasing through the far southeast in its wake.Saturday 22 FebruaryThe upper level trough will drift towards the southwestern border, contracting the area of rain and cool to cold maximum temperatures further into southwestern Queensland. The trough over far southern coastal waters will progress further north towards central coast waters. A ridge will then build along the east Queensland coast in the wake of the trough, stabilising conditions further over the southeast with only isolated showers expected, scattered at first about Fraser Island and the Wide Bay coast. A surface trough will continue to extend from the Gulf Country into the southern interior of the state near Charleville, with isolated to scattered showers and storms to its northeast, more widespread through the tropics.Sunday 23 FebruaryThe ridge will continue to build along the east Queensland coast as a high shifts east into the Tasman Sea, with isolated showers occurring on the east coast in the onshore flow, more frequent with possible storms about the east tropical coast. A moist and unstable airmass will result in scattered showers and storms persisting through the tropics, more widespread through the northern Peninsula and Torres Strait. The surface trough over the interior of the state will shift further west to lie near Boulia to Quilpie, with isolated to scattered showers and storms occurring over the interior to its northeast. Cloud will decrease through the far southwest of the state though some patchy rain and possible isolated thunderstorms remain likely.Monday until WednesdayThe high in the Tasman Sea will weaken during the outlook period, gradually relaxing the ridge along the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers will occur about the east coast in the onshore wind flow, more frequent with possible storms about the east tropical coast on Monday. A surface trough will likely persist in the west of the state, with isolated to scattered showers and storms expected, mostly west of Longreach.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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