Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 23/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak ridge lies along the east coast, and should strengthen on Tuesday as a large area of high pressure builds over the southern Tasman Sea. A surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southern interior, and as likely to intensify into a significant weather system during next week in association with a strong upper trough over Central Queensland. A weak surface trough may approach the northeast coast from the sea during Tuesday increasing the showers in the region.
Forecast for the rest of SundayMainly scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from the northern tropics, through the interior and into the southern interior and the southeast districts. Scattered showers about the tropical east coast. A powerful easterly swell developing about southern Queensland beaches. Light to moderate southeast to east winds.Monday 24 MarchIsolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms developing across most of the state, more widespread about the central and southern interior districts, where some storms may become severe. Fine with cloud clearing in the far west. A powerful easterly swell should persist about southern Queensland beaches. Light to moderate southeast to east winds, tending moderate to fresh southerly in the far west.Tuesday 25 MarchA large high will move eastwards into the southern Tasman Sea, with the ridge along the southern Queensland coast strengthening in response. This will feed an increasingly moist air flow across eastern Queensland. A strong upper level trough should remain over western Queensland. The moist easterly wind flow will combine with this upper feature to generate widespread and showers and scattered thunderstorms over much of the state, particularly in a band from the tropical east coast down over the Central Highlands and into the southeast interior, where activity is likely to spread to rain areas with some moderate to heavy falls. Fine though partly cloudy in the far west.Wednesday 26 MarchThe large high should drift slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea, whilst the surface trough over Queensland will strengthen, drawing increasingly humid air into eastern Queensland. The surface trough will continue to combine the upper level trough to generate scattered to widespread showers, rain areas and thunderstorms over most eastern parts of the state, particularly in a band from the central coast southwards into the southern inland, where some moderate to heavy falls are likely. Fine though partly cloudy over the far west.Thursday 27 MarchThe upper level and surface troughs will remain relatively unchanged, with rain areas, showers and thunderstorms continuing over eastern districts, with moderate to heavy falls, spreading into the far southeast corner. It should remain fine over the far west.Friday until SundayThe surface trough will start to move eastwards during the latter part of the week, and so shower and storms should mostly contract offshore by late Friday and the weekend. Conditions easing considerably across most of the state by the weekend as an upper level high introduces drier, more stable conditions.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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