Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 26/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough over the far west of the state will remain slow moving until the weekend. An upper trough in far southwestern Queensland will cause unstable conditions over western parts of the state with scattered showers and thunderstorms, spreading to rain areas at times. A high near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the east Queensland coast. The next high will move through southeastern Australia later this week firming the ridge along the east coast.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayScattered showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics and through the west of the state, and into the southern inland west of about Charleville. This activity will likely tend to rain at times with some locally heavy falls through the southwest. Isolated shower activity will continue about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Moderate southeast to northeast winds, tending mainly light and variable in the far north.Thursday 27 FebruaryShowers and thunderstorms will persist about the north and west of the state, and should spread into the southern interior. Showers and thunderstorms are likely tend to rain at times through the southwest with some locally heavy falls. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Mostly light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.Fire Danger -  High to Very High in the eastern interior.Friday 28 FebruaryThe high will move over southeastern Australia, slowly strengthening the ridge along the southern coast of Queensland with isolated showers about the east coast. The upper trough will remain slow moving over the southwest of the state with areas of rain, showers and thunderstorms persisting. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms should also continue over the northern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Saturday 1 MarchThe high will move eastwards towards the Tasman Sea, maintaining the ridge along the east coast of Queensland. Isolated to scattered showers 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.Sunday 2 MarchThe high will move over Tasmania maintaining a ridge and showers along the east coast. The inland trough should also remain slow-moving over the west of the state, producing showers and thunderstorms, although this activity is likely to become more isolated with the loss of support from the upper trough. Showers and thunderstorms are also likely to continue about the far north.Monday until WednesdayThe high will move slowly over the Tasman Sea, with the ridge and showers persisting along the east coast. Showers and thunderstorms are also likely to continue about the west and far north, though activity is likely to be more isolated in western districts.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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