Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

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

Weather Situation
Ex-tropical cyclone Gillian lies over the central Gulf of Carpentaria and has recently been moving slowly northwards; it is expected to shift onto a northwesterly track later today and overnight, and is likely to redevelop into a tropical cyclone. A high near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the southern and central Queensland coast. An upper trough will move eastwards across the southeast of the state during today, while another upper trough and its associated cold front will approach far southwest Queensland on Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern tropics. Isolated showers along the remainder of the east coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern and central interior, clearing during the evening. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Moderate to fresh southwest to northwesterly winds in the far north. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds elsewhere.Saturday 15 MarchIsolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the far north of the state. Increasing cloud over the far southwest, but just patchy light rain is expected. Fine and mostly sunny conditions over the remaining interior. Temperatures should be well above average over south and west of the state, particularly near the southwestern border. Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to develop about the southern beaches south of Sandy Cape.Fire Danger -  Very High over the Channel Country.Sunday 16 MarchThe surface trough is expected to move through southwestern Queensland, and should combine with an upper level trough to generate isolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern interior, possibly reaching the southeast interior late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over the far north of the state, and more isolated over the northwest. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Warm to hot temperatures through the south and west of the state in the gusty northerly wind flow ahead of the trough. Large and powerful surf conditions are still expected about the southern beaches south of Sandy Cape.Monday 17 MarchThe surface trough should move eastwards and extend from the northwest to the southeast interior, possibly shifting into the far southeast coast late in the day. Mostly fine conditions should occur in the southeast with only the chance of some isolated showers if the surface trough moves into the area. Unstable conditions in the northwest, particularly in the vicinity of the surface trough, are likely to produce isolated showers and thunderstorms. Isolated showers are expected in the onshore wind flow across the far northern Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Warm to hot temperatures are expected over the interior to the east of the surface trough and through the southeast, while gusty southerly winds should bring cooler conditions to the southwest.Tuesday 18 MarchThe ridge should remain in place along the east coast, and begin to strengthen a little in the south, while the inland trough will remain in place from the northwest of the state to the southeast inland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely to the east of the trough, mainly over northwest and southeast parts. Isolated showers along the northern tropical east coast in the onshore flow. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Wednesday until FridayA new high should establish itself in the Tasman Sea firming the ridge along the east Queensland coast. The surface trough is likely to shift west into the interior of the state in response to the firming ridge. The next upper level trough is expected to move slowly across southern Queensland, helping to generate showers about thunderstorms near and to the east of the surface trough. Showers are likely to increase along the tropical east coast as the strengthening ridge increases the onshore wind flow. Showers may also return to remaining parts of the east coast during Thursday due to a low level easterly trough.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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