MELBOURNE - Mar 19/19 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation Tropical Cyclone Trevor is intensifying rapidly while moving slowly in a west-southwesterly direction towards the eastern Cape York Peninsula coast. The system is expected to make landfall as a severe tropical cyclone on the eastern Peninsula coast later today, before weakening as it moves across the Peninsula. the system is expected to move further west into the Gulf of Carpentaria on Thursday, where it is likely to reintensify. A surface trough extends from northwest Queensland, through the central interior to the far southeast of the state. The trough will remain slow moving until Thursday, when it will move slowly westwards over southern parts of the state. The trough will combine with moist air to its east to lead to mostly isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will increase above the March average over central and southern parts. Forecast for the rest of TuesdaySevere Tropical Cyclone Trevor, currently making landfall over the far northeast coast of Queensland, south of Lockhart River. The system is leading to a very high chance of showers, rain areas and thunderstorms with destructive to very destructive winds and a dangerous storm surge about eastern Peninsula coastal parts near its centre. Heavy falls are likely over the Peninsula and along the east coast as far south as about Cairns. In the south, the upper trough will start to move into the Coral Sea, however it is likely to maintain enough instability for a slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms about the central and eastern districts. Some severe storms are possible about the Wide Bay. Western and southern parts of the state should remain fine and mostly clear. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds. Clockwise strong to gale force winds over the northern Peninsula, increasing to storm to hurricane force near the cyclone centre.Wednesday 20 MarchTropical cyclone Trevor is likely to be weakening over Cape York Peninsula, leading to a very high chance of showers, damaging winds, rain areas and storms over the Peninsula and possibly a dangerous storm surge about coastal parts. Heavy falls are likely over the Peninsula and along the east coast as far south as about Innisfail. A medium to high chance of showers and the chance of a thunderstorm will extend along the remainder of the east coast. A second upper trough is likely to move over the south of the state, maintaining instability and the chance of showers and thunderstorms over central and eastern districts, although the west and far south of the state should remain fine and mostly sunny. Above average temperatures are expected in the southwest of the state.Thursday 21 MarchTropical cyclone Trevor may move over the Gulf of Carpentaria and may reintensify rapidly. The system may lead to showers, gusty winds, rain areas and storms continuing over the Peninsula and Gulf Coast, however there is some uncertainty regarding the development and movement of this system.The upper trough is likely to amplify a little over the southeast, and provide sufficient instability for showers and thunderstorms over eastern districts. Some heavier falls will possibly return in the southeast as the moisture increases to the east of a surface trough moving back westwards.Friday 22 MarchTropical cyclone Trevor may continue to intensify and move slowly over the Gulf of Carpentaria and away from Peninsula west coast. Showers, gusty winds, rain areas and storms may start to ease over the Peninsula and Gulf Coast, however there is considerable uncertainty regarding the development and movement of this system. The upper trough is likely to weaken or move over the Coral Sea late in the day, however some instability will maintain isolated showers and thunderstorms in the southeast.Saturday 23 MarchAn upper ridge over central and eastern parts of the state will cause showers and thunderstorms to become more isolated and eventually confined to the southeast and eastern parts of the state. Tropical cyclone Trevor is forecast to continue to move away from Queensland, possibly making landfall over the southeast Top End in Northern Territory. Showers and storms becoming more isolated over the northern Queensland.Sunday until TuesdayA surface trough over the southern parts of the state will combine with a new upper trough over the central Australia to lead to isolated showers and storms over the southern parts of the state. Showers and storms continuing over the northern Queensland. Maximum temperatures increasing to several degrees above March average in the south and southeast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700 Notice Board MetEye extended into Queensland --> Twitter Media releases Severe Weather Update videos AskBOM videos Fire weather knowledge centre Marketing Local Infomation Cairns weather Charleville Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa Other Information Queensland Forecast Areas Map South East Queensland â Local Forecast Areas Fire Weather Forecast Areas About Weather Forecast Services Marine Weather Knowledge Centre Severe Weather Knowledge Centre Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage MetEye™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Industry Solutions Supplier Entry Point Facebook Twitter Youtube Blog Instagram Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary Students and Teachers This page was created at 07:00 on Tuesday 19 March 2019 (UTC) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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