Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters from
Lockhart River to Point Danger, including Hervey Bay and 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 large high [1035 hPa] over Victoria extended a firm ridge along the east
coast of Queensland. An upper level low is located over north-west Australia.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated to scattered showers along the east coast and the adjacent inland,
increasing to rain at times with some moderate to locally heavy falls about the
North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers over the northern tropical interior and
along the Gulf of Carpentaria coast with possible isolated thunderstorms near
Mornington Island mainly during the morning. High cloud increasing over the west
of the state though with little or no rain. Cool temperatures over much of the
state, particularly during the early morning over the southern interior. Fresh
to strong and gusty SE winds along the east coast. Moderate E to SE winds over
the interior, fresh at times during the morning.
Forecast for Friday
The high will move into the Tasman Sea and will continue to maintain a firm
ridge and strong SE'ly winds along much of the east coast of Queensland. Winds
will decrease below strong over waters south of about St Lawrence during the day
as the high centre shifts east. Isolated showers will continue along most of the
east coast and will spread into the adjacent inland in the afternoon. These
showers will remain scattered and tend to rain at times during the morning about
the North Tropical Coast. The upper low will move into Central Australia and
will spread  middle level cloud further eastwards across the south-west. Little
or no rain will occur with the cloud near the western border. Fine conditions
will continue elsewhere over the state.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will into the central Tasman Sea and will maintain the ridge along
the east coast of Queensland. A trough over the northern Coral Sea will move
westwards towards the Peninsula coast. This trough in conjunction with the ridge
will maintain fresh to strong SE'ly winds over east tropical coast waters.
Isolated showers will continue along the east coast and again spread into the
adjacent inland in the afternoon. These showers will continue to be scattered
about the north tropical coast, with rain areas and possible thunderstorms
developing along the Peninsula coast as the trough in the Coral Sea approaches.
The upper low will decay into an upper trough and this system will move over the
south-west and southern interior of the state, generating some high cloud and
patchy light rain with its passage. Fine conditions will continue elsewhere over
the state.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough near the Queensland and New South Wales border area will
move slowly eastwards and will begin to amplify again later in the day over
south-east Queensland. As a result instability will increase over southeastern
districts ahead of the upper trough, with showers possibly becoming more
scattered near the southern coast and beginning to spread a little further
inland in the afternoon. Isolated showers will continue elsewhere about the east
coast and through the eastern interior, increasing to scattered on the north
tropical coast. Rain areas and isolated storms will occur over Cape York
Peninsula and about the north tropical coast as far south as Cairns. Fine
conditions will occur elsewhere over the state.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The upper trough in the south will continue to amplify and will further
increase the instability over the south-east. So showers will continue to be
enhanced near the southern coast and will spread well inland to the eastern
parts of the southern interior. May even see a storm develop in the area. The
high near Victoria will move into the Tasman Sea on Tuesday and will strengthen
the ridge along the east coast during Tuesday and Wednesday. So the moderate to
fresh SE winds will continue along the east coast and may become strong again
along the coast south of about Fraser Island during Wednesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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