Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 9/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita lies over the northern Coral Sea and is expected to strengthen further to at least a high category 4 system as it approaches the east coast of Far North Queensland. The system is currently expected to cross the coast between Cape Grenville and Cairns late on Friday or early on Saturday. A surface trough is expected to drift across the southern districts over the next few days, and it will work with some upper level troughs to produce storms over parts of the southern districts over the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayShowers increasing over the northern tropics, and spreading to rain at times about the North Tropical and eastern Peninsula coasts. Scattered thunderstorms over the remainder of the Peninsula district. Scattered showers about the remainder of the eastern tropics. Fine and partly cloudy over the remainder of the state except for some cloudy periods and isolated thunderstorms over the southwest. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds across most of the state, becoming fresh to strong about the northeast coast. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds developing over the western interior.Friday 11 AprilThe forecasts for northern Queensland are highly dependent upon the development and movement of Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita. At this stage the most likely scenario is for the tropical cyclone to make landfall on the Peninsula north of Cooktown in the evening, generating heavy rain areas, isolated thunderstorms and damaging to destructive winds over parts of the Peninsula district and the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands district. Mainly scattered showers over the far northern interior and the remainder of the tropical east. An upper trough will work with a surface trough to produce showers and thunderstorms over the southern interior.Saturday 12 AprilForecasts for northern Queensland will remain highly dependent on the movement and intensity of Tropical Cyclone Ita. The most likely scenario is for the system to weaken to below cyclone strength as it moves southwards over the northern interior, producing areas of rain, squally showers and storms over the northern tropics. A new upper trough is expected to enter the southern interior and produce showers and storms over the central east, the southern interior and the state's southeast. Fine and dry in the west.Sunday 13 AprilForecasts for northern and central Queensland through the outlook period will remain highly dependent on the movement of the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ita, however the present information indicates showers and thunderstorms are likely over the eastern tropics, with relatively high rainfall more likely between the Central Coast and the North Tropical Coast. Meanwhile further south, the upper trough will move east over southeast Queensland, producing showers and storms over the region.Monday until WednesdayForecasts for northern and central Queensland through the outlook period will remain highly dependent on the movement of the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ita, however the present information shows that showers may continue over the eastern districts early in the new week, whilst the interior should be fine and mostly sunny.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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