Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 21/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1035 hPa] near New Zealand extends a weak ridge along the tropical
east coast of Queensland. A trough lies over the Coral Sea offshore from the
southern Queensland coast. A broad swathe of strong winds over the southern
Coral Sea is producing large E'ly swells and powerful surf from Fraser Island to
the New South Wales border.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms over Cape York Peninsula and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.
Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state, though high cloud
extending into the southwest parts. Large easterly ocean swells and powerful
surf from Fraser Island to the New South Wales border. Moderate to fresh SE
winds along the north tropical coast. Light to moderate mostly SE to NE winds
elsewhere.
Forecast for Sunday
. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about northern Cape York Peninsula and
near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Cloud increasing over the southwest, but
little or no rainfall. Fine elsewhere, although some high cloud in the south.
Maximum temperatures above average over the south of the state. Large ocean
swells over the southern Queensland coast producing powerful surf.
Forecast for Monday
An upper low will develop over southeastern Australia, with an upper trough
extending north into southern Queensland. This feature and an associated surface
trough will move over southern and central parts of the state, producing a cloud
band that will extend eastwards and produce areas of rain, showers and isolated
thunderstorms; reaching the southeast interior by the evening. Dry and cool
SW'ly winds will extend over the Channel Country in the wake of the cloud band.
Isolated showers are possible about the Capricornia and southeast coasts.
Isolated showers about the north tropical coast, increasing to scattered with
isolated thunderstorms about Cape York Peninsula and the northern Gulf Country
district due to continuing instability. Fine conditions elsewhere. The large
ocean swells and surf along the southern Queensland coast will begin to
decrease.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough and associated band of rain, showers and thunderstorms
are expected to move east and extend from the northwest to the southeast coast
by evening. Cool, dry southwesterly winds will extend further east over the
interior in the wake of the rain band. Isolated showers along the northeast
tropical coast, with isolated thunderstorms continuing over Cape York Peninsula.
Forecast for Wednesday
The upper low over New South Wales will move eastwards into the Tasman Sea,
with the upper trough moving off the southern Queensland coast, but laying back
into central inland Queensland. This will lead to the areas of patchy rain and
isolated thunderstorms shifting northeastwards into central Queensland. At the
same time, a second upper trough will amplify into an upper low over the central
Northern Territory, reinforcing the cloud band and rain areas and a thunderstorm
or two over northwest Queensland. Isolated showers should continue about the
tropical east coast and adjacent inland, with a few thunderstorms persisting
about the far north.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The new upper level low will track east-southeast across inland Queensland
during Thursday and Friday, before moving off the southeast coast by the
weekend, producing cloud, patchy rain and showers to its east. Dry and cool S to
SW winds are expected to continue across southern districts. Isolated showers
should continue in the tropics, with possible isolated thunderstorms about Cape
York Peninsula and the northern Gulf Country district.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Sunday.
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