Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 13/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Torres Strait to
Burnett Heads.
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 [1031 hPa] over Victoria extends a firm ridge along the east
coast of Queensland. The high will move east into the Tasman Sea by late today.
A deep trough lies over the north central Coral Sea, and will move west over
Cape York Peninsula over the weekend. An upper level low lies over central
Australia and is expected to weaken into an upper trough by tonight and begin to
move east.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Scattered showers along the east tropical coast. Isolated to scattered
showers elsewhere along the east coast, extending into the adjacent inland. High
cloud extending through the west though with only patchy light rain and possible
thunder, mostly near the western border. Fine conditions elsewhere over the
state. Fresh to strong and gusty SE winds along the east coast. Moderate SE to
NE winds over the interior.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated to scattered showers along the east coast, increasing to rain areas
and isolated thunderstorms about the tropical coast north of about Cardwell late
in the day and evening, with some moderate to heavy falls developing. Isolated
showers spreading into the eastern interior during the day. Patchy light rain
contracting southeast over the southern interior. Fine conditions elsewhere.
Fresh to strong SE winds along the east coast, tending moderate SE to E inland.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper trough will extend from southwestern Queensland into southeastern
Australia and will move slowly east while amplifying during the day. Instability
will increase over southeastern districts ahead of the upper trough resulting in
scattered showers, with more isolated showers spreading into the southern
interior in the afternoon. Rain areas, showers and isolated thunderstorms with
moderate to heavy falls should continue to affect the northeast tropics due to
the trough over the Coral Sea moving on to the coast. Isolated showers will
continue elsewhere about the east coast and through the eastern interior.
Forecast for Monday
The upper level trough will continue to amplifying over southeast Queensland,
which will lead to increasing instability, and scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the southeast, with more isolated afternoon activity likely
through the southern interior. The trough over the northern tropics should shift
west through the northern Gulf of Carpentaria, with rain areas and moderate to
heavy falls gradually contracting north into the Peninsula district. Scattered
showers will occur over remaining parts of the east coast, with isolated
afternoon showers through the tropical and central interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper trough should develop further, becoming a slow-moving upper low
near Southeast Queensland, which will lead to the deepening of surface troughs
over the Darling Downs, and off the southern Queensland coast. This will lead to
unstable conditions over eastern Queensland, with showers and a few
thunderstorms and some moderate falls possible about the southeast. Further
north, showers should continue to affect the tropical east coast and eastern
inland, tending to rain areas over the far north and Torres Strait.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The upper low will most likely move off the east coast into the Coral Sea
during Wednesday or early Thursday. Showers will continue over eastern districts
under its influence, with isolated thunderstorms also likely. Showers should
then decrease and become confined to the coast and far northeast tropics
following the trough passage. Mostly fine conditions will occur over the
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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