Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 20/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough extends from the Gulf Country towards the southern interior of Queensland. Another trough in the deep tropics remains slow-moving to the north of Cape York Peninsula. A high pressure system over southeastern Australia is moving slowly eastwards, and extends a ridge over southeast Queensland and along the tropical east coast. A relatively dry airmass is in place across most of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of MondayFine and sunny over most of the state. Isolated showers about the northern tropics and tropical coast, becoming scattered about the north tropical coast. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Peninsula district. Isolated showers developing later about the central coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times over northern Queensland.Tuesday 22 AprilMoist easterly flow combined with the slow moving trough over the far north will continue to produce at least scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern tropics. Isolated showers and thunderstorms should also occur over the remainder of the northern tropics as an upper trough moves into western Queensland. More isolated showers are likely to continue along the tropical east coast and extend southwards towards the Capricornia coast.Wednesday 23 AprilMoist easterly flow will combine with the weakening surface trough over the far north of the state, producing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. The upper trough should move into eastern Queensland while weakening, with showers along most of the east coast, mainly in the central and tropical areas. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the remainder of northern Queensland.Thursday 24 AprilMoist easterly flow will combine with the weakening surface trough over the far north of the state, producing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. The upper trough should move off the eastern Queensland coast, and with an increasing east to northeasterly flow, an increase in showers should be experienced along most of the east coast. The next stronger upper trough will move through southwestern Queensland. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the remainder of northern Queensland.Friday until SundayShowers and isolated thunderstorms should begin to taper off as the trough over the far north weakens. The upper trough will move into eastern Queensland on Friday, then off the coast on Saturday. This will lead to showers and storms through southeastern districts on Friday. Isolated showers to continue otherwise in the eastern districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms generally continuing in the northern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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