Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 16/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
The monsoon trough extends through Torres Strait, and is moving further north and weakening. A weak high north of New Zealand extends a ridge onto the central and northeastern Queensland coast. A surface trough lies from the northwest, through the central highlands to far northeastern New South Wales, and will move north into southeast Queensland today, before stalling and moving back to the south on Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers and thunderstorms about the southeast and northwest corners of the state. Isolated light showers along the northeast tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Warm to hot temperatures over most of the interior and southeast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds over the tropics, tending northwest to southwesterly in the south.Fire Danger -  Very High over the Darling Downs and Central Highlands.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 light showers along the northern tropical east coast in the onshore flow. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Wednesday 19 MarchA new high should establish itself in southeastern Australia firming the ridge along the east Queensland coast. The surface trough is likely to shift further west in the interior of the state in response to the firming ridge and an upper level trough moving eastwards into southwestern Queensland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms likely near and just east of the surface trough, tending more scattered in the south in the afternoon. Isolated mainly light showers along most of the east cost. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Strong winds are likely to develop over coastal waters between Cape Melville and Mackay in the evening as a trough moves westwards across the Coral Sea.Thursday 20 MarchThe high should move east into the Tasman Sea maintaining the ridge along the east Queensland coast. The inland surface trough is likely to shift further west and weaken. The upper level trough is expected to become slow-moving over western Queensland, helping to generate showers and thunderstorms in the southern interior. Showers are likely to increase in coverage, and become heavier with isolated thunderstorms along most of the the east coast north of Fraser Island as a low level trough moves westwards from the Coral Sea, increasing instability, moisture and onshore wind flow.Friday until SundayThe new high that should be near New Zealand will move slowly east maintaining the ridge along the east Queensland coast. Meanwhile, the low level trough is expected to move west over the Peninsula early in the outlook period, with showers continuing along the east coast in the moist, unstable onshore flow. The upper level trough is expected to move slowly across southern Queensland, helping to generate showers and thunderstorms in southern Queensland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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