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18th February 2013, 05:18 PM
**Updated Warning as at 3.37PM**
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL and DANGEROUS SURF
For people in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett andSoutheast Coast Forecast Districts.
Issued at 3:37 pm Monday, 18 February 2013.
Synoptic Situation: At 3pm AEST Monday, a slow moving surface trough and an associated weak low pressure system were situated offshore of the central coast of Queensland. The low is expected to move in a south to southeast direction parallel to the Queensland coast before deepening further off the Fraser coast during Tuesday.
Heavy rain, which may lead to flash flooding, is expected to occur about coastal and adjacent inland areas between Burnett Heads and the Gold Coast for the remainder of today and into Tuesday. 24 hour totals of 100mm to 200mm are likely, with isolated totals in excess of 200mm possible.
Currently, the heaviest rain is located on radar just inland of the coast stretching from Double Island Point to Beenleigh. Wamuran recorded 35mm of rain in the 1 hour to 3pm this afternoon. Cooloolabin Dam on the Sunshine Coast hinterland recorded 83mm, Maroochy Intake Weir 78mm, Maleny 68mm and Beerwah 66mm since 9am this morning.
Locations that may be affected include Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Gympie, Fraser Island, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL and DANGEROUS SURF
For people in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett andSoutheast Coast Forecast Districts.
Issued at 3:37 pm Monday, 18 February 2013.
Synoptic Situation: At 3pm AEST Monday, a slow moving surface trough and an associated weak low pressure system were situated offshore of the central coast of Queensland. The low is expected to move in a south to southeast direction parallel to the Queensland coast before deepening further off the Fraser coast during Tuesday.
Heavy rain, which may lead to flash flooding, is expected to occur about coastal and adjacent inland areas between Burnett Heads and the Gold Coast for the remainder of today and into Tuesday. 24 hour totals of 100mm to 200mm are likely, with isolated totals in excess of 200mm possible.
Currently, the heaviest rain is located on radar just inland of the coast stretching from Double Island Point to Beenleigh. Wamuran recorded 35mm of rain in the 1 hour to 3pm this afternoon. Cooloolabin Dam on the Sunshine Coast hinterland recorded 83mm, Maroochy Intake Weir 78mm, Maleny 68mm and Beerwah 66mm since 9am this morning.
Locations that may be affected include Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Gympie, Fraser Island, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.