Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 18/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A large high will enter the Tasman Sea today, strengthening the weak ridge along the east Queensland coast. A slow moving surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southern interior. An upper level trough will enter western Queensland later today and move east, most likely contracting off the southern Queensland coast on Friday. A tropical low (Ex-Tropical Cyclone Hadi) will move westwards across the Coral Sea, approaching the northeast Peninsula coast late Thursday and shifting west over Cape York Peninsula into the northeastern Gulf of Carpentaria during Friday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine and mostly sunny in the far southwest. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere through the interior near and south of about Winton, tending more scattered in the afternoon and evening and extending into the southeast inland south of about Ipswich. Isolated showers about the southeast coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the northwest of the state, mostly near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Isolated showers developing over the east tropical and central coasts, becoming more frequent during the evening with possible thunderstorms developing. Isolated showers extending west into the tropical interior during the afternoon with possible late thunderstorms through the Peninsula. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds, tending fresh to strong and gusty about the east coast between Cape Melville and Agnes Water.Fire Danger -  Very High in the central inland and through the southwest.Thursday 20 MarchThe high should move east through the Tasman Sea, maintaining a firm ridge along much of the east Queensland coast. The inland surface trough is likely to remain slow moving through western Queensland, while the upper trough will shift east over the southern interior. This will lead to isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms through western Queensland and near the southern inland border. The tropical low will shift further west through the Coral Sea, most likely approaching the northeast Peninsula coast late in the day. Showers will increase further and should tend to rain at times about the east tropical and central coasts with isolated thunderstorms likely and a good chance of locally heavy falls. The unstable airmass will also extend into the tropical and central interior with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing. The far southeast should remain mostly fine with just the chance of isolated showers.Friday 21 MarchThe ridge will start to weaken as the high slips to the southeast of New Zealand. The tropical low should move west across northern Cape York Peninsula into the northeastern Gulf of Carpentaria during the day. Frequent showers and possible thunderstorms are expected about east coast districts north of about Yeppoon in the deep, moist onshore wind flow to the south of the low with some locally heavy falls likely. Showers and storms will also extend inland to the central and tropical interior. The upper trough will move over southeast districts, generating isolated showers and possible isolated thunderstorms. A surface trough will persist through western Queensland, maintaining unstable conditions with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms expected.Saturday 22 MarchThe tropical low will most likely move west over the far northern Gulf of Carpentaria while the ridge along the east Queensland coast will continue to weaken. A deep, moist onshore wind flow will persist about the east tropical and central coast districts with showers and storms expected, more frequent with possible locally heavy falls north of about Bowen. Showers and storms will also develop through the northern and central interior north of about Clermont. Another upper level trough will likely move north from New South Wales into southeastern Queensland, maintaining some instability with isolated showers and possible storms expected. A weak low level trough will persist through western Queensland, with isolated to scattered showers and storms expected, mostly south and west of Charleville.Sunday until TuesdayShowers and storms will persist over east tropical and central districts, though should become less frequent as the ridge and onshore wind flow weaken further during the outlook period. A new trough will most likely enter western Queensland late Sunday and shift slowly east over the interior, generating showers and storms with its passage. This activity could also extend into southeastern Queensland from Monday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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