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 is current for coastal waters between
Cape Moreton and Point Danger.
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
The high over the Great Australian Bight is moving slowly eastwards. Ridging
from this high has extended along the southern coast of Queensland and will
reach the Bowen area by tonight and the Cardwell area by Thursday night. Ex TC
Grant is located over the Top End of the Northern Territory and is moving
eastwards. The system will enter the Gulf of Carpentaria late today and reach
western Cape York Peninsula on Friday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Showers and storms over much of the tropics becoming scattered about the
Herbert Burdekin district and adjacent areas. Some rain areas over the far
northern and north-east tropics.  Isolated showers along the remaining east
coast. Fine over much of the remaining inland apart from isolated afternoon
showers and storms over the central, southern and southeast inland.
Forecast for Thursday
The most likely scenario is for 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 with heavy falls developing
overnight. Isolated showers will continue along the remaining east coast while
isolated showers will occur over the eastern interior. Isolated afternoon storms
will occur over the southern Highlands area and the southern and south-east
inland.
Forecast for Friday
TC Grant to move eastwards across Cape York Peninsula and move into the Coral
Sea. Further heavy rain and windy conditions will occur across the Peninsula and
North Tropical Coast. These conditions will ease during the day as the system
moves off the east coast of Cape York Peninsula. Isolated showers will continue
along the remaining east coast while isolated showers will occur over central
tropics and the southern interior. Isolated storms will also occur over the
southern 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 will continue to move eastwards across the north-west Coral Sea and
away from the coast. So a weak monsoon trough will persist across far northern
Cape York peninsula and trigger showers and storms over the area. Along the
remaining east coast ridging will continue and direct SE winds and isolated
showers into east coast districts. Conditions will stabilize over the interior
so from Saturday fine weather will prevail until at least Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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