Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 21/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high near New Zealand extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. The high should gradually slip to the southeast of New Zealand over the weekend, relaxing the ridge. A slow moving surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southern interior. A weak tropical low (Ex-Tropical Cyclone Hadi) near the far northern tip of Cape York Peninsula will move westwards across the northern reaches of the Gulf of Carpentaria today.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayShowers and isolated thunderstorms about the east tropical and central coast districts, more frequent with possible locally heavy falls north of about Townsville. Scattered showers and storms, most likely in the afternoon and evening, through the northern and central interior north of about Clermont. Isolated to scattered showers and storms through western Queensland. Mostly fine through the southeast, with only some isolated showers.Fire Danger -  A High Fire Danger over the southern and central districts.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 25 MarchA new high should will enter the Tasman Sea and become slow moving during the outlook period, extending a fresh and moist easterly wind flow to the east of the surface trough over the far west of the state. The upper level trough should remain slow moving over western Queensland. 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. Showers and storms could also affect the southern Queensland coast.Wednesday until FridayThe high in the Tasman Sea should drift slowly eastwards during the outlook period, maintaining easterly wind flow through much of the state. The upper level trough and associated surface trough, are expected to move slowly eastwards during the outlook period helping to generate showers and storms to its east.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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