Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 22/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A large high over the southern Tasman Sea will move slowly to the east over the next few days, extending a firm ridge through most of Queensland. A weak upper low lies inland near the Queensland/NSW border, while a complex, slow-moving surface trough lies just off the southern Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of FridayCloudy with scattered showers over the southeast. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms over southern and central inland parts. Isolated showers over the tropical east. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds for most of the state.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 and combining with a surface trough near the southern coast to produce scattered shower activity and windy conditions about the southeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Sunday 24 AugustThe high will move very slowly to the east, bringing isolated showers to the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Showers may tend more scattered about the southeast coast with slight instability remaining and the continued presence of a surface trough near the coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are likely elsewhere.Monday 25 AugustThe high will continue to move very slowly to the east, bringing isolated showers to the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Showers may tend more scattered about the exposed parts of the southeast coast with a trough expected in the area. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are likely elsewhere.Tuesday until ThursdayThe high will continue to remain slow moving in the Tasman Sea while weakening during the outlook period, maintaining a ridge with an east to southeasterly flow and bringing isolated showers to the east coast. The next upper trough will push through southern inland Queensland, inducing deepening of the surface trough off the southern Queensland coast, although there is much uncertainty remaining with the details of this this process, which is leading to low confidence in the forecasts for this period. It is likely that at least scattered showers and breezy conditions will continue over the southeast, with a small chance of this activity increasing significantly during the period. Fine and mostly sunny for the rest of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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