Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 17/12 - 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 parts of the Wide Bay
and Southeast Coast districts.
A Gale Warning is current for waters between Sandy Cape to Point Danger,
A Strong Wind  including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
A Flood Warning is current for coastal rivers and streams from Noosa to
Caboolture and adjacent inland catchments.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A low pressure system lies off the southeast Queensland coast and is expected
to move south into New South Wales waters during Tuesday morning and intensify.
A slow moving upper level trough extends from the northwest of the state to the
southeast interior.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers and patchy rain areas about the Wide Bay and Burnett and
Southeast Coast districts with moderate falls, possibly heavy about the Gold
Coast and adjacent inland. Strong and gusty S to SE winds along the coast south
of Sandy Cape. Showers and thunderstorms over remaining northern and eastern
areas of the state with moderate to locally heavy falls, mainly with
thunderstorms. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms about the southern
interior. Fine elsewhere. Moderate E to SE winds over most of the state with E
to NE winds over the tropics.
Forecast for Wednesday
The upper level trough will most likely remain over eastern districts though
move closer to the east coast during the day. Rain areas, showers and
thunderstorms should continue through the northern tropics and into the Central
Coast with moderate to locally heavy falls with thunderstorms. Isolated showers
and possible thunderstorms should continue about the southern Central Highlands
and southeastern districts with scattered activity about the Granite Belt and
Border Ranges. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to continue about the far
northwest of the state. Fine conditions will occur elsewhere. Moderate SE to NE
winds about most of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
A moist and unstable airmass will persist through the tropics and the central
coast with showers and thunderstorms continuing. The upper level trough will
most likely contract off the southern coast, decreasing shower activity further
about the southeast districts. Mostly fine conditions are expected over the
central and southern interior with only isolated showers and the chance of
afternoon thunderstorms, mainly about the southern border. Fine conditions will
continue in the west.
Forecast for Friday
Instability is likely to increase again across eastern areas of the state due
to another upper trough developing over the southeast of the state. Showers and
thunderstorms will extend across the tropics and along the east coast and
adjacent inland as far south as the Wide and Burnett district. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms about the Southeast Coast and Darling Downs and Granite Belt
districts. Fine elsewhere.
Forecast for Saturday
Instability will remain across the tropics and also about most eastern parts
of the state with further showers and thunderstorms likely. The northwest,
central interior and southern interior should remain mostly fine, although
eastern parts of the Central West district may see isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Low level moisture will again become established across most of the state
with showers and thunderstorms likely across most inland parts of the state.
This activity will become more scattered and enhanced from Monday onwards as a
new upper trough system moves into the state. In fact some rain areas will
develop as the cloud band generated by the trough moves across the southwest of
the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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