Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/15 - 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 Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia near the central Queensland coast. 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.
Forecast for the rest of FridayVery heavy rain, some destructive winds and some possible gusty storms about the southeast of the state as Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia crosses the coast 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. A medium to high chance of showers and storms over far northern districts in a humid and unstable airmass. Dangerous swells and abnormally high tides about the coast south of about St Lawrence. Mostly moderate south to southeast winds, tending northwesterly over the far north. Gales developing over land between Sarina and Double Island Point as Tropical Cyclone Marcia moves onshore, with destructive winds developing across parts of the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts today.Saturday 21 FebruaryThere is uncertainty in the forecast from Saturday due to uncertainty in the movement of the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Marcia. Showers and storms are expected to persist in the far north of the state. Rain areas are also expected to 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. The west should remain mostly fine.Sunday 22 FebruaryThere is uncertainty in the forecast for Sunday. A low or trough may lie over the base of the Top End of the Northern Territory, with showers and storms expected over Queensland's central interior and northern parts. In the southeast showers and thunderstorms are forecast.Monday 23 FebruaryDeep tropical moisture and instability should remain in place over the north of the state, with a moderate to high chance of showers and thunderstorms. A high chance of showers extends southwards along the southern Queensland coast. It should remain fine over the southwest of the state.Tuesday until ThursdayThere is a high level of uncertainty in the forecast from Tuesday 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 Friday.Product IDQ10700
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