Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 6/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An upper level trough is moving over southeastern Queensland today, while a surface trough and an associated southerly wind change will shift north through southern Queensland waters. A high will enter the Tasman Sea on Monday, extending a firm ridge along much of the east Queensland coast. Tropical Cyclone Ita lies over the northern Coral Sea and is expected to deepen further as it moves slowly westwards during the next few days, remaining well offshore of the Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of SundayScattered showers and thunderstorms over the southeastern corner of the state with some thunderstorms likely to be severe. Isolated showers and thunderstorms through the remaining southern and central interior and into the Wide Bay. Isolated showers about remaining parts of east coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the far northern Peninsula and near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate northerly winds along the southern coast, tending fresh southerly from the south during the afternoon and evening. Fresh southeasterly winds along the east tropical coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Monday 7 AprilIsolated showers will occur over the southern, Wide Bay and Capricornia coasts. Showers will also extend inland to the southern central interior and Maranoa with possible afternoon thunderstorms. Isolated to scattered showers are expected over the eastern tropics, with possible thunderstorms developing near the east Peninsula coast. Isolated showers and storms should develop over the far southwest. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds along most of the east coast. Mostly light to moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  High in the central interior.Tuesday 8 AprilTropical Cyclone Ita should move further west through the far northern Coral Sea though remain well offshore of the north Queensland coast. Showers and thunderstorms are expected over the north Peninsula, with isolated showers elsewhere over the northern tropics. The ridge will extend further north into the central and southern tropical coasts, with isolated to scattered showers expected in the onshore wind flow. Showers or thunderstorms should occur near the southwestern border though with little or no rainfall. Mostly fine conditions are expected over the remainder of the state.Wednesday 9 AprilTropical Cyclone Ita will most likely move further west over the northern Coral Sea while still remaining offshore of the north Queensland coast. Showers and thunderstorms will continue about the northern Peninsula, with isolated to scattered showers along the northeast tropical coast. A new high will enter the Tasman Sea, reinforcing the ridge through central and southern Queensland waters with isolated showers expected about the exposed coast. The upper trough over western Australia will shift east. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere in the state.Thursday 10 AprilTropical Cyclone Ita will most likely move further west over the northern Coral Sea towards the far northern Queensland coast, however there is much uncertainty to the development and movement of the tropical cyclone. Showers are likely to increase in the Peninsula during the day as the tropical cyclone approaches the coast. The Tasman Sea high will move east over New Zealand and maintain a ridge along the Queensland coast with showers likely in the onshore wind flow. The upper trough will approach southwestern Queensland with possible showers or thunderstorms developing near the southwestern Queensland border, though little or no rainfall expected. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere in the state.Friday until SundayTropical Cyclone Ita will most likely move west across far northern Queensland and through the northern Gulf of Carpentaria during the outlook period, however there is much uncertainty to the development and movement of the tropical cyclone. Rain areas and thunderstorms with some locally heavy falls should extend through the far northern tropics due to the passage of the system. Isolated showers should occur along the remaining east coast in an onshore wind flow. The upper trough will move east through southern Queensland. This will extend an unstable airmass further east through the southern interior with showers and storms expected.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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