Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 24/17 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An upper trough over southwestern Queensland will shift to the northeast while a more significant upper feature begins to amplify over New South Wales on Saturday. The strong system will move into southeast Queensland on Sunday before becoming slow moving and strengthening early next week. A weak surface trough lies over the west of the state and will move into the central interior over the weekend before shifting westwards again early next week. A belt of high pressure extends across southern Australia and will maintain ridging over the east coast during the coming days.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayA high to very high chance of showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands districts. The medium to high chance of showers and possible thunderstorms over remaining parts of the northern tropics. A slight to medium chance of showers about the remaining east coast, mostly north of about Gladstone. Slight to medium chance of showers and possible thunderstorms in the southern interior. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, fresh and gusty south to southeasterly in the west.Fire Danger -  Very High in the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Maranoa and Warrego, and Wide Bay and Burnett districts.Sunday 26 FebruaryA medium to high chance of showers and storms near the surface trough east of about Quilpie, with the chance of thunderstorms decreasing near the coast. A medium to high chance of showers and storms exists once more in the northern tropics and Gulf Country, more likely about the northern Peninsula, but with mostly fine conditions expected in parts of the northern interior. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms through inland parts elsewhere. A high chance of showers about the east coast, with possible storms about the North Tropical Coast.Monday 27 FebruaryThe upper trough will remain slow moving over the southeast quarter of the state, while the surface trough will move into western Queensland in response to the strengthening ridge. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms across much of the interior of the state. The northern tropics will remain active, with a high to very high chance of showers and storms about the Peninsula. A high chance of showers about the entire eastern coast of Queensland in the moist onshore wind regime. Fine and sunny in the far southwest of the state.Tuesday 28 FebruaryThe upper trough will remain strong and slow moving over the southeast quarter of the state, while the surface trough will shift into the far west of the state as the ridge strengthens. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms to the north and east of the surface trough. The northern tropics will remain active, with a high to very high chance of showers and storms about the Peninsula. A high chance of showers about the entire eastern coast of Queensland in the moist onshore wind regime with possible storms about the tropical east. Fine and sunny in the far southwest of the state.Wednesday until FridayA high in the Tasman Sea will maintain a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast with showers persisting in an onshore wind flow. Showers and storms will continue over the north of the state through the outlook period. The upper trough over southern Queensland will shift northwards with a medium to high chance of showers and storms for much of eastern Queensland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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