Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 10/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
Tropical cyclone Hadi lies over the western Coral Sea well off the Queensland east coast and is expected to continue to move northeastwards. Tropical cyclone Gillian lies on the monsoon trough in the Gulf of Carpentaria and is expected to move in a general southerly direction for the rest of today before moving west to southwesterly during Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecasts for the the tropical north of the state are highly dependent on the movement of tropical cyclone Gillian. A high moving east across the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the southern and central Queensland coast. The ridge is expected to weaken during Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves to the east of New Zealand.
Forecast for the rest of MondayForecasts about the Peninsula district are highly dependent on the tropical system in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Windy with scattered gusty showers about the central coast and islands. Isolated showers over the southeast tending to scattered showers and patchy rain areas about the Wide Bay and Capricornia districts. Isolated showers extending into the central interior. Rain areas with thunderstorms and possible locally heavy falls about the western Peninsula and far northern Gulf Country. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over the remaining tropics. Fine and mostly clear in the southern interior, Channel Country and North West districts. Strong to gale force winds over eastern Gulf of Carpentaria waters. Strong to gale force winds over east coast waters between Cardwell and Sandy Cape. Moderate to fresh and gusty east to southeast winds elsewhere, tending northwesterly in the far north.Tuesday 11 MarchForecasts about the Peninsula and Gulf Country districts continue to be highly dependent on the development and movement of the tropical system in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Scattered showers about the Central Coast should ease during the day. Isolated showers about much of the east coast and adjacent inland areas, extending into the central interior. Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms with some heavy falls are also likely about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast, particularly in the south. Showers and isolated thunderstorms over the remaining tropics with more isolated shower activity about the northern North West district. Fine and mostly sunny conditions should occur through the southern interior and southwest of the state.Fire Danger -  Very high in the Gulf Country and the Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.Wednesday 12 MarchForecasts about the Peninsula and Gulf Country districts continue to be highly dependent on the development and movement of the tropical system in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Scattered showers are expected about the northeast tropical coast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected through the remaining tropics, more frequent with rain areas and possible locally heavy falls near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. The high in the Tasman Sea should move to the southeast of New Zealand, resulting in the ridge along the southern Queensland coast relaxing with only isolated showers expected. Conditions should be fine and mostly sunny over the southern interior.Thursday 13 MarchTropical Cyclone Gillian may still be active through the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, with forecasts about the northwest of the state, particularly near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast, highly dependent on this system.Scattered showers about the northeast tropical coasts. Scattered to widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected through the remaining tropics. Conditions should be mostly fine about the Capricornia and southeast of the state with just the chance of isolated showers under the weak ridge. A new upper trough will most likely approach the southern interior of the state, generating isolated showers and possible thunderstorms near the southwest border.Friday 14 MarchA weak ridge should persist about the east coast with isolated showers in the onshore flow, tending scattered about the north tropical coast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms across the remainder of the northern tropics. The upper trough is expected to move into the southwest of the state with isolated showers and thunderstorms developing across the southwest and southern interior and possibly extending into the Central West district. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Saturday until MondayThe upper trough should contract into the southeast of the state on Saturday with isolated showers and thunderstorms across the southern interior and southeast of the state. Another upper trough is likely to move across the state during Sunday and Monday with a band of showers and isolated thunderstorms moving eastwards across the south of the state. Isolated showers are likely to continue about the east coast during the outlook period with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the northern tropics.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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