Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 19/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure system in the Tasman Sea is slowly moving southeast. A strengthening high lies in the Great Australian Bight. These two systems are directing cool south to southwesterly winds through southern Queensland. The high in the Great Australian Bight will move slowly to the east and strengthen during the outlook period and extend a firm ridge through most of Queensland from Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers about the southeast coast, possibly extending inland into the southeastern interior during the afternoon and evening. Isolated showers are also possible over the northern Peninsula, fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds for most of the state, with strong southerly winds over far southern waters.Thursday 21 AugustA high pressure system in the Tasman Sea will maintain a moderate to fresh onshore flow along the east coast of Queensland. An upper trough lying over southern Queensland will increase instability over the southeast of the state, and a surface trough will form over the southeastern interior of the state in response to the upper trough. Scattered showers are forecast about the southeast coast, and are expected to extend into the eastern Wide Bay and Burnett district and throughout the Southeast Coast district during the afternoon. Isolated showers elsewhere in the southeast and southern interior during the afternoon, with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms through the Maranoa and Warrego district and the southern Central Highlands and Coalfields district. Isolated showers about the northeast coast, which are likely to extend further inland as the surface trough develops over the northeastern interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Friday 22 AugustThe high in Tasman Sea moves slowly to the east and strengthens slightly, maintaining the east to southeasterly flow over Queensland and bringing isolated showers to most of the east coast. The upper trough over the south of the state is expected to move further east and continue to destabilise southeast Queensland, with possible showers in the southeastern and eastern interior, becoming more likely about the southeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Saturday 23 AugustThe high in the Tasman Sea will continue moving slowly to the southeast, maintaining the east to southeasterly flow and bringing isolated showers to most of the east coast. An upper trough is expected to remain over the southeast of the state, maintaining the moderately unstable conditions with scattered shower activity likely for the southeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Sunday until TuesdayThe high will slowly move to the southeast across the Tasman Sea and weaken during the outlook period, maintaining a ridge with an east to southeasterly flow and bringing isolated showers to the east coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are likely elsewhere. Some uncertainty exists with the development of the next upper system from Monday onwards, however instability and associated shower activity is likely to continue over the southeast during the outlook period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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