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 [1033 hPa] near New Zealand extends a weak ridge along the tropical
east coast of Queensland. An upper level trough will approach the southwestern
corner of the state today. 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 Sunday
Cloudy in the southwest with patchy rain developing. High cloud will increase
elsewhere over southern Queensland though conditions will remain fine and warm.
Early morning fog patches over the east coast and adjacent inland. Isolated
showers in the far northern tropics, with possible isolated thunderstorms about
northern Cape York Peninsula and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine
elsewhere. Large ocean swells over the southern Queensland coast producing
powerful surf. Moderate to fresh SE winds over the northeast tropical coast.
Light to moderate mostly SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Monday
An upper low will develop over southeastern Australia and move slowly east,
extending an upper trough into the southern interior of Queensland. This will
result in a band of patchy rain and showers extending east and north during the
day to lie from the northwest of the state into the southeast interior by
evening. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible on the southern inland border.
A surface trough will develop over the Channel Country, with dry and cool S'ly
winds to its southwest clearing weather. Conditions should remain mostly fine in
the Southeast Coast district, though increasing instability ahead of the upper
level trough may produce isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over inland
parts. Isolated showers will also possibly develop about the Fraser Coast and
adjacent inland, and near the northwestern border of the state. Fine conditions
will occur elsewhere apart from isolated showers and the chance of isolated
thunderstorms on the far northern Peninsula coast and near the Gulf of
Carpentaria coast. The large ocean swells and surf along the southern Queensland
coast will begin to decrease.
Forecast for Tuesday
The upper level trough and the associated band of patchy rain, showers and
isolated thunderstorms are expected to move east and extend from the northwest
of the state 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 will develop along the northeast tropical and central coasts,
with isolated thunderstorms continuing over Cape York Peninsula. Maximum
temperatures will be well below average over western Queensland.
Forecast for Wednesday
The upper low will move east into the Tasman Sea, contracting the upper
trough off the southeast Queensland coast. However, a new upper level trough is
expected to intensify near the northwestern Queensland border. A cloud band and
rain areas will therefore persist through the northwest of the state, with
possible isolated thunderstorms due to increasing instability ahead of the upper
level trough. Patchy cloud will persist through southern central Queensland to
the Sunshine and Fraser coasts though with only light rain areas or isolated
showers due to limited moisture. Dry and cool S'ly winds will extend through
remaining parts of southern Queensland, with maximum temperatures well below
average. Maximum temperatures will also be very cool under the cloud band in the
northwest. A trough off the east tropical coast will move inland, with isolated
showers expected over the eastern tropics and remaining central districts,
increasing to scattered in Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait with possible
isolated thunderstorms.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The new upper level trough is expected to move east southeast across inland
Queensland and move off the east Queensland coast during Friday. Rain areas and
isolated thunderstorms will extend east with the trough. A new upper level
trough will then most likely intensify as it approaches the southwestern
Queensland border on Saturday. This new trough should combine with moist E to NE
winds along the east Queensland coast to generate rain areas and isolated
thunderstorms over eastern Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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