Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 23/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough over the west of the state will remain slow moving through much of the week. An upper trough will approach the southwest of the state midweek and should interact with the humid air over the west of the state to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms. A high in the Tasman Sea maintains a ridge along the east coast of Queensland that will weaken over the next few days as the high moves southeastwards towards New Zealand.
Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers about the east coast, tending scattered about the North Tropical Coast in the morning. Isolated to scattered showers and storms through the remaining tropics and western areas of the state. Mostly moderate and gusty southeast to northeasterly winds in the west. Moderate westerly winds in the very far north. Moderate east to southeast winds elsewhere, fresh and gusty about the central coast.Fire Danger -  Moderate to high for southern and central areas.Tuesday 25 FebruaryThe high in the Tasman Sea will move eastwards with the ridge along the east coast weakening. The onshore wind flow along the east Queensland coast will also weaken but should maintain isolated showers about much of the east coast. Shower and storm activity will remain focused over the northern tropics and through the west of the state , west of about Longreach. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere.Wednesday 26 FebruaryThe high in the Tasman Sea will shift east of New Zealand, further weakening the onshore wind flow along the east Queensland. An upper trough will enter the far southwest of the state during the day. Shower and storm activity will remain focused over the northern tropics and through the west of the state ,west of about Longreach and into the southern inland west of about Charleville. Showers and thunderstorms will become widespread through the southwest of the state in response to the upper trough. Maximum temperatures will be suppressed under the cloudy conditions in west and southwest. Isolated shower activity will continue about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere.Thursday 27 FebruaryThe next high will push into the Great Australian Bight whilst the ridge along the east coast of Queensland will remain weak. Isolated showers will occur about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. The upper trough will remain slow moving over the southwest of the state. Showers and storms will persist about the north and west of the state, and should spread into the southern interior. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to be widespread through the Channel Country. Maximum temperatures will be suppressed under the cloudy conditions in west and southwest. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Friday until SundayThe next high will push through the Bight and into the Tasman Sea over the weekend. The ridge along the east coast of Queensland will begin to strengthen again as a result. Isolated to scattered showers will occur about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Showers and storms will persist about the far northern tropics and northwest of the state. An upper level trough will remain slow moving near western Queensland, with scattered showers and storms expected through the west and southern inland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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