Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 31/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A ridge along the east coast of Queensland and will begin to relax during
Saturday. The monsoon trough will become established again on Saturday through
Torres Strait and will then move slowly southwards. An upper trough will move
onto the southeast coast during the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Showers along the east coast, increasing to rain at times with some moderate
to heavy falls about the north tropical coast. Further showers and thunderstorms
will occur over the remaining tropics, and extend towards the southwest of the
state. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the east coast with
light to moderate NE winds over the interior.
Forecast for Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northwest and tropics, tending to
rain in the far north. Scattered showers along the east coast, more isolated in
the south. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms about the eastern districts. Fine
elsewhere. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times near the coast.
Forecast for Sunday
The ridge along the east coast will continue to weaken while the monsoon
trough slips southwards over Cape York Peninsula. So further showers, storms and
rain areas with moderate to heavy falls will continue over the far north of the
state. Showers and storms will occur over the remaining tropics. Scattered
showers and local thunder will continue about the southern coast and adjacent
inland. Some middle level cloud will possibly produce some very weak rain and
local thunder over southern inland border areas. NW winds will occur north of
the monsoon trough while light to moderate SE to NE winds will occur elsewhere.
Forecast for Monday
The monsoon trough will nudge further southwards over Cape York Peninsula
with further showers, storms and rain areas with moderate to heavy falls
continuing over the far north of the state. Showers and storms will occur over
much of the remaining tropics. Scattered showers and local thunder will continue
about the southern coast and adjacent inland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
will develop across the remaining south-east inland and the southern interior.
Winds will freshen along the southern coast as a low develops over the southern
Coral Sea.
Forecast for Tuesday
The monsoon trough will extend further southwards over the northern tropics,
with further showers, storms and rain areas with moderate to heavy falls
continuing over the northern areas of the state. Showers and storms will occur
over much of the remaining tropics. Scattered showers and local thunder will
continue about the remaining eastern half of the state. Winds will become fresh
to strong along the southern coast as a low develops over the southern Coral
Sea.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The low will move slowly to the south-east during the period allowing winds
along the southern coast to ease and shift to the NE to N as a drier S'ly change
moves across the south-west of the state during Wednesday and Thursday. The
monsoon trough will become established over the far north of the state and will
maintain showers, storm and rain areas with some moderate to heavy falls.
Showers and thunderstorms will continue over most inland districts as conditions
will remain unstable before the wind change. This activity will contract
eastwards before the change and become scattered over the southeast on Thursday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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