Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 5/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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Weather Situation
A high over the southeast Tasman Sea will maintain a ridge along the east
Queensland coast until the weekend. A generally stable airmass extends over the
interior of the state, with maximum temperatures remaining above the April
average well into the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated showers along the east coast and through far northern Cape York
Peninsula. Mostly fine over the interior with only isolated light showers over
central parts, clearing in the evening. Powerful surf south of Sandy Cape caused
by large E to SE swells. Moderate SE winds along the east coast, tending light
to moderate SE to NE over the interior.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers along the east coast. Isolated showers and possibly a
thunderstorm or two developing about central highlands in the afternoon, and
also near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Temperatures will continue to
be above average across much of the interior. The southern Queensland coast will
continue to be affected by powerful surf, though swells will start to decrease
through the afternoon and evening. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the east
coast, tending moderate SE to NE inland.
Forecast for Saturday
The ridge along the east coast will weaken, with winds easing along the
southern Queensland coast, and warm and sunny conditions expected over southeast
districts. A moderate to fresh SE wind flow will continue to produce isolated
showers along the east tropical coast and through far northern Cape York
Peninsula and Torres Strait. The inland trough will move eastwards over the
southern interior as ridging from a high over the Great Australian Bight spreads
across the southwest of the state. Mostly fine and warm to hot conditions will
again occur over the interior, with only isolated afternoon showers expected
over central and southern parts near the trough. Isolated showers will also
occur near the southern Gulf coast. The powerful surf along the far southern
coast will ease.
Forecast for Sunday
A coastal trough will decay as it moves north from New South Wales into far
southern Queensland. Conditions will remain mostly fine in the southeast with
just the chance of isolated showers developing as moisture increases. The inland
trough will extend from the northwest of the state into the Maranoa and Warrego
district. Isolated showers will again occur over the interior near and to the
east of the surface trough, with possible afternoon thunderstorms due to
increasing instability caused by an approaching upper level trough. Isolated
showers will continue along the east tropical and Gulf coasts and through the
Peninsula and Torres Strait.
Forecast for Monday
A major upper level trough is likely to move into southern Queensland, with
an associated surface trough moving eastwards across the southern and central
interior and approaching the far southeast coast late. Although the airmass over
eastern Queensland will not be overly humid, there is likely to be sufficient
moisture to support the development of isolated to scattered showers and
thunderstorms from the central west to the southeast corner. Over the tropics,
isolated showers about the east coast may develop inland during the day, with a
thunderstorm or two possible near the Gulf coast. Fine and cooler in the far
west.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The southern part of the upper trough will most likely move off the southern
Queensland coast, while the northern part becomes slow-moving over southwestern
Queensland and evolves into an upper low. A strong ridge will develop along the
east coast with fresh to strong winds likely to develop, while the inland trough
will reform and move westwards into the central west. This feature is likely to
produce showers and thunderstorms in the moderately unstable airmass. Showers
should develop along the east coast and gradually spread into the eastern
interior. Temperatures will return to near average over the interior of the
state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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