Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 4/12 - 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 heavy rain for the
southeast Coast district and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett district.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters from St. Lawrence to
Point Danger, including Moreton Bay.
Flood Warnings are current for various rivers and streams.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A low pressure system will drift gradually southwards over the Sunshine Coast
area during Monday, before moving northwards off the Wide Bay coast during
Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Thundery rain areas with some heavy falls over the state's southeast.
Showers and storms over remaining eastern districts and over the far north of
the state. A weakening patchy rain and thunderstorm band will extend from the
north-west to the south-east inland. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh SE to NE
winds about the state's southeast, with light to moderate S to SE winds along
most of the remaining east coast. Mostly light to moderate SE to NE winds over
the interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
Early morning thundery rain areas with some moderate to heavy falls about the
Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay and Burnett district, easing during the day as
the low pressure system weakens as it moves northwards and off the Wide Bay
coast. Scattered showers over the remainder of the state's southeast.  Showers
and storms are expected over the remaining eastern and northern areas of the
state. Fine over the Channel Country. A strengthening high south of the
continent will push a fresh and gusty southerly wind change up the east coast
from Tuesday.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface low will continue to decay off the Central Coast while ridging
will firm from the south along most of the east coast in the wake of the S'ly
wind change. The fresh onshore wind flow will produce scattered showers and
areas of rain about the Central Coast. More isolated showers and storms over the
remaining northern and eastern districts of the state. Fine weather will
continue over the west and southwest of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
A deep low may develop off the southern New south Wales coast, driving
relatively dry SW to SE winds across most of southern and western Queensland.
The majority of the state will therefore be fine, except for some isolated
showers about the east coast, and some isolated showers and storms over the far
north.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
A new high in the Great Australian Bight will maintain dry southerly winds
and fine conditions over most of Queensland.  Only very isolated showers may
occur about parts of the east coast, and isolated showers and storms over the
northern tropics.  Overnight temperatures should drop well below average over
the southern and southeast inland in the relatively dry conditions.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Monday.
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