Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 24/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough lies near the tropical coast. An upper level trough and an associated cloud band extends through northern and central Queensland and should weaken and contract east during tonight and Friday. Another upper level trough will move east over southern Queensland during Friday. A high pressure system over southeastern Australia will move into the Tasman Sea on Friday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayCloudy with showers tending to rain at times about the southeast tropics and central coast. Isolated showers and elsewhere through northern districts and the central interior north of Emerald, more frequent through the North Tropical Coast and Peninsula with possible isolated thunderstorms. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate generally southeast to northeast winds, tending fresh along the central and tropical coasts.Friday 25 AprilFrequent showers and possible isolated storms about the east tropical and central coasts. Isolated to scattered showers and possible storms through the remaining tropics, more frequent through the Peninsula. Isolated to scattered showers and possible isolated storms developing through remaining eastern districts and possible isolated showers through the central interior. Isolated showers and storms will possibly develop about the southeast interior, mainly near the border ranges. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Light to moderate generally southeast to northeast winds, tending fresh along the central and tropical coasts.Saturday 26 AprilA new high will strengthen as it shifts east over the Great Australian Bight towards southeastern Australia, increasing the onshore flow along the east coast with isolated to scattered showers expected, more frequent north of about Yeppoon with possible thunderstorms. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur through remaining areas north of about Clermont to the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast, more frequent through the Peninsula. Some moisture should spread inland to the southern central interior and central west with the chance of isolated showers. Cloud will increase through the southern interior ahead of another upper level trough though with no rainfall expected.Sunday 27 AprilThe high will move east over southeastern Australia and into the Tasman Sea, extending a firm ridge and moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds along the east Queensland coast. The upper trough will most likely shift north from New South Wales into far southern Queensland, generating isolated showers through southern districts, becoming more frequent with possible isolated thunderstorms over the southern coast during the afternoon and evening. Scattered showers and isolated storms will occur through the tropics, while a drier airmass should extend into central districts with only isolated showers expected.Monday 28 AprilThe upper trough is expected to shift north from far southern Queensland into central Queensland. The high should weaken slightly but the moist onshore flow should combine with the upper trough to generate isolated to scattered showers and possible thunderstorms over eastern and northern districts. Fine and mostly sunny over western districts.Tuesday until ThursdayThe high should weaken as it shifts east over the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, gradually relaxing the ridge and decreasing the winds along the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers over eastern and northern districts in a moist onshore wind flow. A new trough will most likely enter southwestern Queensland on Wednesday and shift east over the interior and into the southeast on Thursday, possibly generating isolated showers and storms with its passage.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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