Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 25/17 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system near Tasmania will strengthen while moving slowly east over the Tasman Sea during the next few days, gradually extending a firm ridge and a moist onshore wind flow along the east Queensland coast. An upper trough over the far southern interior of the state will amplify while moving east northeast today. The upper trough will intensify further on Monday, with a slow moving upper level low developing over the southeast of the state. A surface trough over the Coral Sea will move west towards the east Queensland coast through next week, combining with the upper feature to enhance showers, particularly about the southeast of the state. A surface trough over the interior of the state will remain slow moving and should then shift further west during Monday and Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayA high to very high chance of showers and storms north of about Kowanyama to Port Douglas with possible locally heavy falls with storms. The high chance of showers and isolated storms about the remaining east coast north of Bowen. Fine and mostly sunny southwest of Windorah. The slight to medium chance of showers and storms over the remaining interior, more likely over the Carnarvon Ranges and Maranoa and Warrego districts where some storms may be severe. The high to very high chance of showers and possible isolated storms about the southern coast, with a medium chance extending to the southeast inland. The slight to medium chance of showers about the central and Capricornia coasts. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds about the east coast, tending moderate northeast to southeasterly elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High in the Maranoa and Warrego district.Monday 27 FebruaryAn upper low will develop over the southeastern corner of the state and combine with a moist onshore wind flow to result in the high chance of showers and possible isolated storms over areas east of about Biloela to Texas, increasing to a very high chance nearer to the southern coast. A high to very high chance of showers and storms will persist over areas north of about Port Douglas. A medium to high chance of showers and possible isolated storms will extend about the remaining east coast. The inland surface trough will extend over the far southwest of the state, with fine and mostly sunny conditions to its west. The slight to medium chance of showers and storms will extend over the remaining interior, more likely over the Maranoa and Warrego and southern Central West districts.Tuesday 28 FebruaryThe upper low will remain slow moving over the southeast corner of the state while a surface trough over the Coral Sea will likely shift west towards the southern Queensland coast. These features will combine to result in the medium to high chance of showers and isolated storms over areas east of about Rockhampton to Goondiwindi, increasing to a very high chance closer to the southern coast where some locally heavy falls are possible. The high to very high chance of showers and storms will persist over the Peninsula, with the slight to medium chance extending into the tropical interior and northwest of the state. A medium to high chance of showers will extend over the remaining east coast with possible isolated storms. The slight chance of a shower or storm will extend over the remaining interior to the east of the inland surface trough which should lie near the Northern Territory border.Wednesday 1 MarchThe upper low will start to slip south while a new upper trough will amplify into the west of the state. The surface trough over the Coral Sea will likely move closer to the southern coast, combining with the upper feature to result in the medium to high chance of showers and isolated storms over the southeast corner of the state, increasing to a very high chance closer to the southern coast where some locally heavy falls are possible. A medium to high chance of showers and possible isolated storms will persist over the remaining east coast, while a high to very high chance of showers and storms will continue over the Peninsula. The slight chance of a shower or storm will extend over the remaining interior, increasing to a slight to medium chance in the northwest of the state.Thursday until SaturdayThe new upper trough will extend from the northwest of the state into the southeast on Thursday and will likely slip slowly southwards during Friday and Saturday. A new high pressure system will move east over the Southern Ocean and into the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, maintaining a ridge and a moist onshore wind flow about the east Queensland coast. The onshore wind flow will combine with the upper feature to result in showers and possible isolated storms continuing about the east coast and eastern interior. A trough over the Coral Sea will likely shift northwest towards the east Queensland coast, further enhancing showers and increasing the likelihood of storms about the central and east tropical coasts late in the week. Showers and storms will also become more likely through the northern interior by Saturday. The slight chance of a shower or storm will persist over the interior, possibly becoming more likely from Saturday as a surface trough deepens over the interior of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDQ10700
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