Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 20/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters from
Torres Strait to Bowen.
A Strong Wind Warning is current over northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
Flood warning current for coastal rivers and streams between Cooktown and
Cardwell and adjacent inland catchments. Flood warning for the Tully River.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high off the northern New South Wales coast extends a ridge along the east
coast of Queensland. The high will move only slowly eastwards across the Tasman
Sea and also slowly weaken. An upper level trough over the Coral Sea will
continue to move east
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Isolated showers will continue about the east coast, tending scattered about
the north tropics. Isolated showers will develop in the afternoon across the
tropics with isolated thunderstorms developing late on the west coast of Cape
York Peninsula. It will again be fine over the rest of the interior and across
southern Queensland. Strong SE winds north of Bowen will contract to north of
Cooktown by the afternoon. Strong SE winds over northern Gulf waters will ease
in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh SE winds will continue about the remainder
of the east coast, with moderate E to NE winds over the interior. There is a
Very High fire danger in the Central West.
Forecast for Saturday
The high over the central Tasman Sea will become almost stationary and weaken
further. The high will continue to extend a ridge along the Queensland east
coast with strong SE winds north of Cooktown, and moderate to fresh winds
elsewhere along the east coast. Isolated showers will continue about the east
coast, scattered about the north tropics. Isolated showers will again develop
across the tropics in the afternoon with isolated late thunderstorms on the west
coast of Cape York Peninsula.
Forecast for Sunday
The Tasman high will weaken further leading to a further reduction in winds
about the east coast though strong winds will continue north of Cooktown.
Isolated showers about the east coast will reduce further with fine conditions
developing on the southeast coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will
develop in the far northwest and western Cape York Peninsula.
Forecast for Monday
The Tasman high will remain stationary but continue to weaken with strong
winds easing north of Cooktown. There will be little change of the weather from
Sunday although it will become fine on the Capricorn and Wide Bay coasts.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
A Tasman high will drift slowly to the southeast towards northern New
Zealand, but continue to extend a ridge along the east Queensland coast. Stable
fine conditions will continue across much of the state with only isolated
showers in the tropics, and possible thunderstorms in western Cape York
Peninsula, the far northwest and far southwest.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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