Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 29/11 - 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 the Peninsula, North
Tropical Coast and Tablelands and parts of the Gulf Country and Northern
Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
A Gale Warning is current for Northeast Gulf Waters north of Aurukun.
A strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Torres Strait and
Bowen fir Friday.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for Southeast Gulf Waters, all remaining
Northeast Gulf Waters.
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
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Grant is moving eastwards across the Gulf of Carpentaria
and will cross the west coast of Cape York Peninsula early Friday morning. A
surface trough is located near the southern Tropical coast. A high over the
Great Australian Bight extends a ridge along the Queensland coast south of the
trough.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Rain areas and thunderstorms across Cape York Peninsula generally, extending
to the southern tropics. Rainfall increasing from the west across Cape York
Peninsula overnight with some heavy falls. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
generally over the interior and isolated showers over eastern districts. Fine in
the west. Light winds across the southern tropics increasing to fresh to strong
over the southern Gulf and strong to Gale force over northern Gulf waters.
Moderate to fresh SE winds about the southeast coast.
Forecast for Friday
The tropical depression now moving across Cape York Peninsula with rain areas
contracting east with some heavier falls. Showers and thunderstorms remaining
after the clearing rain areas over western Cape York Peninsula.  Isolated
showers and thunderstorms continuing over the eastern interior, including the
southern interior. Isolated showers towards the east coast. Fine through western
Queensland. Strong winds developing about the east coast from Torres Strait to
Bowen.
Forecast for Saturday
The tropical depression crosses the east coast and starts to intensify again
while moving east. Strong winds easing over the northern tropics. Strong SE
winds developing about the east coast south of Cape Melville to Bowen.  Rain
areas have cleared the tropics but showers and thunderstorms remain. The upper
level trough that was previously over the interior moves east and this decreases
the instability. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern interior,
isolated afternoon showers elsewhere further north over the eastern interior.
Showers continuing about the east coast. Becoming fine over the southeast
interior.
Forecast for Sunday
As the tropical cyclone moves further away winds will ease about the east
coast. The weather will continue to decrease over the state with thunderstorm
activity contracting to northern tropics and the Gulf coast. Isolated showers
remaining about the east coast , dry over the interior. Rather hot in the west
with the northerly winds and maxima reaching over 40C in the Channel
Country.
Forecast for Monday
Little change in the weather of the state with fine conditions generally.
Isolated thunderstorms confined to the Gulf coast and the west coast of Cape
York Peninsula, Isolated showers about the east coast.  Again hot over the west
with many locations exceeding 40C and Birdsville reaching near 43C.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Little change in the weather across the state for Tuesday and Wednesday with
restricted thunderstorms in the tropics and very isolated showers about the east
coast. A ridge of high pressure will dominate at the surface about the east
coast. A trough will occur west of Queensland with widespread above average
temperatures expected over western districts in the northeasterly airflow. By
Thursday thunderstorm activity will eventually develop over the southern
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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