Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A monsoon trough extends from tropical cyclone Lam, across northern Cape York Peninsula, to a tropical low well off the Queensland coast over the Coral Sea. A high pressure system will remain near New Zealand over the next few days, maintaining a firm ridge over the southern and central east coast. The low in the Coral Sea will move southwest and is expected to cross the Capricornia or Wide Bay coast early on Friday morning as a tropical cyclone.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayBecoming very windy with rain areas and some gusty storms over the eastern coastal districts between about Mackay and Double Island Point. Some of the storms may produce destructive gusts over this region. Further south, rain areas should develop over the southeast district, and some storms with damaging gusts are also possible. Dangerous surf and abnormally high tides along exposed beaches south of Mackay. A mainly medium chance of showers and storms over the remaining southern districts, the central interior, and eastern districts south of about Cardwell. The medium chance of showers and storms about the Gulf Country coast and over the Peninsula district. Fine and mostly clear in a band from the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands down to the northwest district. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds, strong about the east coast south of Mackay, with gales developing late in the day between over the coastal districts between Mackay and Double Island Point depending on the movement and develop of the tropical low.Friday 20 FebruaryA medium to high chance of showers and storms over far northern districts in a humid and unstable airmass. Very heavy rain, some destructive winds and gusty storms about the southeast of the state as Tropical Cyclone Marcia crosses the coast, most likely in the Capricornia region during the early hours of the morning. A strong surface trough extending south of the tropical cyclone will also cause very heavy rain and gusty storms over the southeast district. Dangerous swells and abnormally high tides about the coast south of about Gladstone.Saturday 21 FebruaryThere is uncertainty in the forecast from Saturday due to uncertainty in the movement of the low or cyclone. Showers and storms may persist in the far north of the state. Rain areas may also persist over the state's southeast on Saturday. Some showers and storms are also possible over the remainder of the eastern districts in a weak onshore flow, and showers and storms over the far north of the state in a humid airmass. The west should remain mostly fine.Sunday 22 FebruaryThere is significant uncertainty in the forecast for Sunday. A low or trough may lie over the base of the Top End of the Northern Territory, possibly causing showers and storms over Queensland's northwest on Sunday and early in the new week. A band of showers and storms may extend from the northwest down across the central interior and eastern districts towards the southeast of the state.Monday until WednesdayThere is a high level of uncertainty in the forecast from Monday onwards. A band of showers and storms may extend from the northwest down across the central interior and eastern districts towards the southeast of the state, with fine and mostly sunny conditions over the far southwest.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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