Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 25/11 - 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 1770 and Cape
Moreton.
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 to the southeast. A high pressure system is located near New
Zealand. A surface trough and a weak upper level trough will move over the
southern interior during Monday and Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Areas of patchy, mainly light thundery rain about the southern interior,
breaking up to isolated showers and storms as it contracts into the southeast
interior during the day.  Fine over the southeast and the central districts,
though dangerous surf will continue about the coast south of Sandy Cape.
Isolated showers and storms over the far northern tropics. Light to moderate NW
to NE winds over most of the state, with a moderate to fresh SW wind change over
the Channel Country during the day.
Forecast for Tuesday
A high over the Great Australian Bight will maintain fine conditions over
much of the southern interior while pushing a moderate to fresh S to SE wind
change northwards along the southern coast. There is the chance of some isolated
showers and storms about the southeast as the change moves through the region.
Mainly isolated showers and storms are also likely over the remaining eastern
districts and in the state's northern tropics.  Cloudy over the central west
with some isolated thunderstorms but little or no rain.
Forecast for Wednesday
Fine conditions will occur over much of the interior. Increasing moisture
over the tropics should result in increasing showers and storms over the region,
with more widespread showers and storms with some moderate to heavy falls
possible about the south-east tropics and Highlands area as instability
increases over the area due to an upper trough.  Gusty monsoonal showers are
likely to develop over Cape York Peninsula as TC Grant moves eastwards across
the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Forecast for Thursday
It is too early for very accurate forecast, but the early indications are
that TC Grant may move eastwards across Cape York Peninsula around Thursday,
bringing dangerous winds and very heavy rainfall to the region.  Scattered gusty
showers and storms are expected elsewhere over Far Northern Queensland.  More
isolated showers and storms over the southeast and northwest tropics.  Fine over
the remainder of the state except for some isolated showers about the southeast
coast.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Fine conditions will continue over most of the inland due to the development
of an upper ridge in the wake of the upper trough. Isolated showers will
continue along parts of the east coast due to the onshore stream. Rain areas
with some heavy falls will continue over Cape York Peninsula early in the
outlook period, easing during the weekend.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Monday.
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