MELBOURNE - Mar 20/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A large high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. The high will slip to the southeast of New Zealand during today, gradually relaxing the ridge. A slow moving surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southern interior. An upper level trough will move east over southeastern Queensland today. A weak tropical low (Ex-Tropical Cyclone Hadi) lies over the northwestern Coral Sea and is expected to shift west over Cape York Peninsula during today and through the northern Gulf of Carpentaria during the weekend. Forecast for the rest of FridayFrequent showers and isolated thunderstorms about east coast districts north of about Yeppoon, increasing to rain at times with some locally heavy falls likely. Scattered showers and thunderstorms through the remaining tropics and developing through the central interior and Gulf Country. Isolated showers to scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over southeast districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms through the southern interior, mostly south and west of Charleville. Mostly fine over remaining parts of the state, only some isolated showers. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds.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 Townsville. Showers and storms will also develop through the northern and central interior north of about Clermont. Some weak instability will persist about southeastern Queensland, 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 west of Charleville.Sunday 23 MarchThe next upper level trough should intensify as it moves east from the Great Australian Bight into southeastern Australia. A new surface trough is expected to enter the southwest during the day and combine with the upper level trough to generate showers and thunderstorms through the interior of the state and into the southeast inland. An unstable airmass will persist through the tropics with showers and thunderstorms expected, more frequent about the east tropical coast. A powerful easterly swell will develop about southern Queensland beaches.Monday 24 MarchThe new upper trough will intensify over New South Wales and extend into western Queensland, increasing instability and moisture further through the interior of the state with showers and gusty thunderstorms developing from the northwest of the state into the Darling Downs and becoming more widespread during the afternoon and evening. Some shower and storm activity should also develop through the southeast during the day, particularly inland. An unstable airmass will again result in showers and storms through the tropics. A powerful easterly swell should persist about southern Queensland beaches.Tuesday until ThursdayA new high should will enter the Tasman Sea and become slow moving during the outlook period, extending a fresh and moist easterly wind flow through much of Queensland into the surface trough over the far west of the state. The upper level trough should remain slow moving over western Queensland before shifting east late in the outlook period. The moist easterly wind flow will combine with this upper feature to generate quite widespread showers and storms, particularly through northern, central and western districts east of the surface trough. 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