Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 4/12 - 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 Lady Elliott
Island to Double Island Point.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea extends a weakening ridge along the east coast of
Queensland. An upper level trough lies over the southern interior. A surface
trough extends from the northwest to the southeast interior, while a second
trough is deepening off the southern Queensland coast while moving further away
from the coast.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southeast and southeast
interior, and hail is possible with the storms. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait. Moderate to
fresh S to SE winds along the east coast, and light to moderate SW to SE winds
over the interior.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated morning showers about Fraser Island. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms about the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait. Fine and
mostly sunny elsewhere, with cooler morning temperatures over the interior, and
patchy areas of frost about the southern interior. Light to moderate SW to SE
winds, fresh at times near the coast.
Forecast for Sunday
A ridge of high pressure should extend from Victoria into the southern
Queensland interior, maintaining fine, sunny and dry conditions over most of
Queensland. Just isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northern reaches of
Cape York Peninsula. Areas of morning frost about the southeast and southern
interior.
Forecast for Monday
A weak high over Queensland is expected to maintain fine and mostly sunny
conditions across Queensland, except for isolated showers and thunderstorms over
the northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula. A weak upper level trough will
produce some high cloud over the southern inland, but no rainfall is expected.
Areas of morning frost about the southeast and southern interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The weak high will remain slow moving near southeast Queensland, with fine
and mostly sunny conditions expected across Queensland, except for isolated
showers and thunderstorms over the northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula. The
weak upper level trough will push offshore and contract the high cloud over
southern Queensland offshore during the day. Areas of morning frost about the
southeast and southern interior.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Dry and stable conditions should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions
over almost the whole state, with just isolated showers about northern Cape York
Peninsula, and isolated showers redeveloping about the coast later in the week.
The dry conditions should lead to morning frosts continuing over the southern
and southeast interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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