Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 24/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Severe Weather Warning is current for coastal areas between
Sandy Cape and Point Danger.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Gladstone and Cape
Moreton including Hervey Bay.
Flood Warnings are current for various rivers.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A low [Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina] is located over the southern Coral Sea and
moving slowly eastwards. A high pressure system is located near New Zealand.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Scattered showers and local thunder about the far southeast of the state.
Isolated showers about the central coastal and the northeast tropical coast.
Showers and thunderstorms  over the northern tropics and about the Gulf region.
Fine over the remainder of the state. Significant swells will lead to dangerous
surf conditions about the coast south of Sandy Cape. Light to moderate SE to E
winds over southern and central areas of the state. Light winds over the far
north of the state.
Forecast for Sunday
Conditions will generally stabilize over most of Queensland as an upper ridge
moves into the state. A weak ridge will extend along the southern coast from the
high near New Zealand. Isolated showers will occur about much of the east coast
and adjacent inland. Showers and thunderstorms will occur over the northern and
central tropics.  Fine elsewhere over the state. Significant swells will
maintain dangerous surf conditions about the coast south of Sandy Cape.  Light
to moderate SE to E winds about southern districts tending fresh at times near
the coast. Light to moderate NW to NE winds over much of the tropics.
Forecast for Monday
The ridge along the southern coast will weaken as a frontal system moves
across the south-west of the state and an upper trough moves across New South
Wales and south-west Queensland. This upper trough will generate isolated
showers and thunderstorms over the south-west and the southern interior.
Showers and storms will continue over northern and central tropics. Fine
conditions will occur elsewhere. The significant swells along the coast south
from Fraser Island will ease during the day.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper trough will move off the coast while a new upper trough will move
into South Australia. The surface trough will continue over the interior of the
state. Showers and storms will continue over much of the tropics while showers
and storms will increase over the south-east and far south-east tropics. Ridging
from the high over the Great Australian Bight will begin to strengthen along the
New South Wales coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Ridging will extend along the southern coast resulting in fresh to strong S
to SE winds and a few showers in most parts. This ridging will increase
convergence into the surface trough aligned across the southern tropics.
Consequently, showers and storms will become widespread across much of the
tropics. A new upper trough will amplify into central Australia and this will
steer the tropical cyclone over the Top End of the Northern Territory into the
western Gulf of Carpentaria. Rain areas with strengthening winds will spread
across the Gulf of Carpentaria during the day.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The weather across the state during this period will be dominated by a
tropical cyclone moving eastwards across Cape York Peninsula. Widespread rain
with some heavy falls will occur across the far northern tropics. At the same
time a high will move fro the Great Australian Bight to the Tasman Sea and will
maintain firm ridging across southern areas of the state. So isolated showers
will occur along the southern and central coasts while fine conditions will
occur over much of the interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Sunday.
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