Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 3/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A strong high pressure systems over Victoria and southwestern Australia are part of a broad ridge of high pressure over southern Australia. A firm ridge extends over the east Queensland coast as these high pressure systems merge into a broad high pressure cell over southeastern Australia on Tuesday. This high pressure system will move slowly eastwards on Wednesday and Thursday while maintaining a firm ridge over the northeastern coast. A surface trough has developed over the interior of the state in response to a developing upper level trough over central Australia. The upper level trough is expected to move northeast to be near the Queensland South Australia border during Monday. The surface trough will weaken by Wednesday in response to the upper trough weakening.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Scattered showers along the north tropical coast and southeastern coast. Isolated showers over remaining eastern districts. Isolated to scattered showers developing over most of the southwest of the state
with possible isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms through the Channel Country district. Mostly fine through the remaining southern and central districts with only isolated afternoon showers. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds, strong and gusty at times along central parts of the east Queensland coast.
Tuesday 5 AugustThe high is expected to move slowly over the Great Australian Bight, maintaining the firm ridge and fresh to strong winds along the east Queensland coast. Scattered showers about the northeast coast, with isolated showers about the remaining east coast in the moist onshore wind flow. An upper trough will remain over southern and western Queensland while weakening. The surface trough should also weaken and shift into far western Queensland. Showers are therefore likely to continue through far western districts and possibly extend into the Central West district. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible through parts of the Channel Country.Wednesday 6 AugustThe high is should remain slow moving over the Great Australian Bight while weakening slightly but fresh to strong southeasterly winds about the east coast are likely to continue. Scattered showers about the northeast coast, with isolated showers about the remaining eastern districts in the continuing onshore wind flow. An upper trough over western Queensland will weaken and move west, however it may still generate some shower activity in the northwest of the state.Thursday 7 AugustThe high should move east over southern Australia and weaken, although fresh to strong southeasterly winds about the east coast are likely to persist through northern parts. Showers should contract to the northern and central parts of the east coast as the onshore wind flow decreases through southeastern districts due to a surface trough that should move offshore in the morning.Friday until SundayThe high is expected to move slowly east into the Tasman Sea on Friday and then weaken as it moves towards New Zealand on Saturday and Sunday. Showers are therefore likely to continue about the east coast in an onshore wind flow but should contract to the northeast coast over the weekend as the onshore wind flow gradually weakens.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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