Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 15/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between
Torres Strait and Cooktown.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1032 hPa] over the eastern Great Australian Bight is moving slowly
eastwards, maintaining a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast with cool
and dry conditions across most of the state.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over far northern Cape York
Peninsula and the Torres Strait islands. Isolated light showers along the north
tropical coast and parts of the exposed Capricornia and Wide Bay coast. Light to
moderate S to SE winds, fresh at times along the east coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high will drift to the east-northeast and maintain a firm ridge along the
east coast of Queensland. So conditions will remain fine and sunny in most areas
of the state. Isolated showers will occur in most exposed east coast areas while
storms will continue through Torres Strait. Cool S to SE winds will continue in
most parts. These winds will be fresh along the east coast. Morning frosts will
again occur in the southeast and southern inland.
Forecast for Thursday
The high will move into far eastern New South Wales as a frontal system moves
into the western Great Australian Bight. So the weather will remain fine and
sunny in areas of the state. Isolated showers will continue in most east coast
areas while storms will continue through Torres Strait. Isolated afternoon
showers will develop over eastern parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper
Flinders district, as well as northeast parts of the Central Highlands and
Coalfields district. A cold morning for most of the interior with some morning
frosts in the southeast and southern inland.
Forecast for Friday
The high will move into the Tasman Sea during the day as the frontal system
reaches southeastern Australia. The weather will remain fine in most areas of
the state. Isolated showers will continue about the east coast while storms will
continue through Torres Strait. Cloudy conditions will develop over the central
and tropical interior with possible morning drizzle and isolated afternoon
showers. The SE trade winds along the northeast tropical coast will strengthen
as a trough approaches from the east. Isolated morning frosts are expected over
the southeast interior.
Forecast for Saturday
The frontal system will weaken over the southern Tasman Sea and this will
allow a new high cell to form over New South Wales. So the firm ridge along the
east coast will be maintained as will the moderate to fresh SE trade winds.
These winds will be strong about the far north-east tropical coast due to a
trough over the north-west Coral Sea. These winds will continue to direct
showers into most east coast districts and also maintain cloudy conditions over
parts of the interior. Some morning drizzle may occur over the central and
tropical interior while isolated afternoon showers will occur in the area. An
upper trough will approach south-eastern Australia.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The ridge along the east coast will be maintained as the high moves into the
Tasman Sea. Winds along the east coast will shift more E'ly and over the inland
and the south-east winds will tend to the E to NE. As a result, moisture levels
will slowly increase across much of the state. Showers will continue in most
east coast districts. As well, showers will become more widespread over parts of
the eastern interior and spread into the central interior. A new upper trough
will move into and amplify over central and southeast Australia during the
weekend. As a  result cloud will increase over much of the state from Monday
onwards with showers increasing and rain developing mainly over northern and
eastern districts from about Tuesday onwards.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
Weather & Warnings
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Warnings Summary
Forecasts
Brisbane Forecast
Qld. Forecast Areas Map
Observations
Brisbane Observations
All Queensland Observations
Rainfall & River Conditions
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
Antarctic
Global
Warnings
Water
Climate
Environment
Tropical Cyclones
Tsunami Warning Centre
Agriculture - Water and the Land
Marine & Ocean
UV & Sun Protection
Rainfall & River Conditions
Graphical Views
Radar
Maps
Rainfall Forecasts
Seasonal Outlooks
Climate Variability & Change
Climate Data Online
Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts
Water Storage
Forecast Explorer™
National Weather Services
Aviation Weather Services
Defence Services
Registered User Services
Commercial Weather Services
Careers
Sitemap
Feedback
Freedom of Information
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Learn About Meteorology
This page was created at 08:00 on Tuesday 15 May 2012 (GMT)
© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
var hostname = window.location.hostname;
var host = hostname.split(".");
if (host[0] == "reg")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "www")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "wdev")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

---

STAT News Service