Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 18/12 - 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 [1038 hPa] near New Zealand extends a weak ridge over eastern
Queensland. A surface trough lies off the southern Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated showers over eastern districts, mainly about the coast and nearby
ranges. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about Cape York Peninsula
and the northern Gulf Country district. Fine though partly cloudy elsewhere.
Moderate to fresh SE winds along the tropical coast. Light to moderate SE to NE
winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Friday
A weak ridge will maintain a mostly moderate onshore flow and isolated
showers over eastern districts. Meanwhile an upper level trough should extend
from New South Wales and move across southern Queensland and is likely to
produce isolated afternoon and evening showers over the southeast interior. The
surface trough off the southern Queensland coast may move a little closer, and
generate scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms near the southeast
Queensland coast. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will contract a
little further north over Cape York Peninsula and the far northern Gulf Country
district. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Due to strong E'ly winds over the
southern Coral Sea, large ocean swells along the southern Queensland coast will
lead to powerful surf from Fraser Island to the New South Wales border.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper trough is expected to move offshore and also shift the surface
trough near the southeast Queensland further east with showers decreasing in the
morning. The ridge will weaken along the tropical east coast, allowing showers
to clear the Capricornia coast and resulting in mainly isolated showers about
the remainder of the tropical east coast. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms will continue over northern Cape York Peninsula and the far
northern Gulf Country district. Fine over the remainder of the state, though
increasing high cloud over the southwest of the state ahead of the next upper
trough. Due to strong E'ly winds over the southern Coral Sea, large ocean swells
along the southern Queensland coast will continue to produce powerful surf from
Fraser Island to the New South Wales border.
Forecast for Sunday
The ridge along the east coast of Queensland will weaken further as the large
high moves slowly to the east of New Zealand. An approaching upper trough is
expected to thicken the cloud over the southwest of the state during the early
morning and produce patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms, which will extend
across the southern interior during the day. A surface trough will move over the
Channel Country. Isolated showers will continue about the tropical east coast,
with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms persisting about Cape York
Peninsula and the northern Gulf Country district due to continuing instability.
Fine over the remainder of the state but warmer in the south. Due to strong E'ly
winds over the southern Coral Sea, large ocean swells along the southern
Queensland coast will lead to powerful surf from Fraser Island to the New South
Wales border.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The surface and upper level trough will move over southern and central
Queensland during Monday and Tuesday. The cloud band with rain, showers and
thunderstorms will extend east across the interior before moving off the central
and southern Queensland coast late Tuesday. Drier and cool S to SW winds
spreading across the interior on Wednesday. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms persisting about Cape York Peninsula and the northern Gulf Country
district due to continuing instability. Ocean swells and powerful surf along the
southern Queensland coast decreasing from Monday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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