Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 27/11 - 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 has been issued for coastal waters
between Cape Moreton and Point Danger for Wednesday.
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 southeast Coral Sea and
is moving slowly to the east southeast. A high pressure system is located near
New Zealand and is slowly weakening. A surface front is moving northwards
through the southern Queensland coast. A surface trough is located over inland
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms through many areas of the state, though fine in the
southwest. Light to moderate NW to NE winds over most of the tropics. Light to
moderate SW to SE winds generally elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
Showers and storms continuing over the tropics and becoming scattered about
the southeast tropics. Some rain areas developing over the far northern tropics.
Isolated showers along the southern coast. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh SE
winds along the southern and central coasts.
Forecast for Thursday
Showers and storms over the tropics becoming scattered about the Herbert
Burdekin. Ex-TC Grant is expected to move into western areas of the Gulf of
Carpentaria, moving slowly eastwards while intensifying. This will lead to rain
areas increasing about the Gulf coast. Isolated showers along the remaining east
coast. Fine over much of the remaining inland apart from isolated afternoon
showers and possible storms over the central, southern and southeast inland.
Forecast for Friday
The most likely scenario is for Ex-TC Grant to move onto western Cape York
Peninsula and produce very windy conditions and heavy rain areas. These rain
areas will also spread onto the north tropical coast. Isolated showers will
continue along the remaining east coast while isolated showers will occur over
central tropics and the eastern interior. Possible storms will occur over the
southeast inland.
Forecast for Saturday
The most likely scenario is for Ex-TC Grant to move east across Cape York
Peninsula and into the Coral Sea. This is expected to produce very windy
conditions and heavy rain areas across the Peninsula and North Tropical Coast,
contracting eastwards. Isolated showers will continue along the remaining east
coast while isolated showers will occur over central tropics and the eastern
interior. Possible storms will occur over the southeast inland.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
TC Grant is expected to move eastwards in the Coral Sea and away from the
coast. So the windy conditions and rain areas will ease to showers and storms
over the far north of the state. Isolated showers will continue along the
remaining east coast. Over the inland mostly fine conditions will continue with
isolated afternoon showers and possible storms over the southern interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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