Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 5/12 - 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 and
damaging wind gusts for the southeast Coast district and parts of the Wide Bay
and Burnett district.
A Wind Warning is current for coastal waters from St. Lawrence to Point Danger,
including Hervey and Moreton Bays.
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 off the coast near Double Island Point is expected to
be slow moving tonight, before moving towards the north during Tuesday. A high
pressure system in the Great Australian Bight is moving towards the east, and
will push a surface trough northwards through the southeast coast during
Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Thundery rain areas with some moderate to heavy falls over the state's
southeast, mostly affecting the Sunshine Coast. Showers and thunderstorms over
most remaining  parts of the state, with some patchy rain areas extending
through the southwest and southern inland parts. Light to moderate SE to SW
winds, fresh and gusty about parts of the southeast.
Forecast for Tuesday
Thundery rain areas with some heavy falls over parts of the southeast, mostly
about the Sunshine and Wide Bay coasts, easing to showers from the south during
the day. Showers and thunderstorms over remaining eastern districts and about
the far north of the state. Early patchy rain and isolated showers in parts of
the central inland, clearing during the afternoon. Fine in the far southwest.
Light to moderate SE to SW winds, fresh and gusty about parts of the southeast.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface low will continue to weaken 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 and Capricorn Coasts. More isolated showers and
storms over the remaining northern and eastern parts of Queensland, with
isolated showers for the southern areas. 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
north and northwest of the state.
Forecast for Friday
The deep low off the southern New South Wales coast will likely move
eastwards, with a relatively dry SW to SE air stream still prevalent across most
of southern and western Queensland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms still
expected in the north and northwest of the state, with isolated showers along
most of the east coast. Fine elsewhere.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
A new high in the Great Australian Bight will maintain dry and southerly
winds and fine conditions over most of Queensland. Isolated showers may occur
about parts of the east coast, and isolated showers and thunderstorms over the
northern tropics. Some showers and possible thunderstorms could develop in the
west of the state by Monday. 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 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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