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 damaging wind gusts
for Fraser Island for Tuesday morning.
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 moved off the Sunshine Coast late on Monday, and is
expected to remain well offshore as it drifts northwards. A high pressure system
is strengthening south of the continent, and is pushing a strong southerly wind
surge up the southeast coast of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers over the southeast, mainly near the coast and islands.
Mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms over remaining eastern districts and
the far north of the state.  Early patchy light rain and isolated showers in
parts of the southwest and 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.  The chance of some damaging wind gusts about
Fraser Island during the morning.
Forecast for Wednesday
The surface low should continue to weaken off the Central Coast while ridging
will firm from the south, extending southerly winds over most of the southern
half of the state.  Accordingly the state's southeast will experience cooler and
drier conditions with mainly isolated showers. Relatively humid over the far
northern tropics and the central interior, producing mainly isolated showers and
storms. Fine over the west and southwest of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
A deep low may develop off the southern New south Wales coast, reinforcing
the flow of relatively dry southerly air across most of southern and western
Queensland. The majority of the state will therefore be fine with mild
temperatures, 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
A new high in the Great Australian Bight is expected to maintain fine and
milder than average temperatures over most of southern and western Queensland.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms still expected in the north and northwest of
the state, spreading to areas of rain late in the day. Fine elsewhere.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The high in the Great Australian Bight will maintain dry southerly winds and
fine conditions over southern 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. Temperatures remaining below average over the
southern and western parts of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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