Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 28/12 - 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 Southeast Gulf of
Carpentaria waters for Tuesday morning.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for east coast waters between Torres Strait and
Point Danger including Hervey bay and moreton Bay.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1034 hPa] over the eastern Great Australian Bight is moving slowly
eastwards and will enter the Tasman Sea on thursday. An upper level trough over
the southern inland border area of Queensland will amplify and move to the west.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Isolated showers about the exposed coast south from Fraser Island. Isolated
showers developing about the Central coast and islands. Cloudy with patchy light
rain over the far northern tropics. Isolated showers about the east coast north
of Cardwell and through Torres Strait.  Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh S to
SE winds strong at times along most of the east coast.
Forecast for Tuesday
The large high will move towards Victoria and will maintain the onshore flow
along the east coast. Isolated showers will occur in most east coast districts
and will spill over into the adjacent inland in the afternoon.  Showers will
likely be more scattered along the southern coast and Fraser Island due to
instability associated with the upper trough extending through southern
Queensland. Showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms will affect the far
north of Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait. Fine and mostly sunny conditions
will continue across the remainder of the state. Possible frost over the
south-east inland.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high will move further eastwards across south-eastern Australia and will
continue to direct fresh to strong SE winds along most of the east coast. The
upper trough will move west into central Australia and intensify, increasing
instability through western Queensland. Showers and afternoon thunderstorms are
expected through the northwest of the state increasing to thundery rain at night
as the upper feature approaches. Cloud will increase through remaining parts of
western Queensland with isolated afternoon showers expected. Isolated to
scattered showers will occur along the east coast in the onshore wind flow
increasing to possible rain areas through the southern tropical coast. Again
isolated afternoon showers will occur over the adjacent eastern interior while
isolated storms will occur through Torres Strait.
Forecast for Thursday
The high will move eastwards into the Tasman Sea. Strong SE'ly winds will
continue north of Cairns while elsewhere along the east coast winds will ease to
moderate to fresh. The upper trough will move closer to the western Queensland
border and as a result cool and cloudy conditions with rain will spread
throughout much of western and northern Queensland. Scattered showers will
continue along the east coast with isolated showers extending into the southeast
interior.
Forecast for Friday
The high will continue to move eastwards across the tasman Sea and lose
intensity. However, a weak low level trough will move into the north-west Coral
Sea. So strong winds will continue along the east coast north of Cairns during
the morning then ease thereafter. The upper trough will move only a little
further eastwards and as a result the main area of rain will move into the
southern interior and the south-east. Elsewhere across the state showers will
occur while isolated storms may occur over the north-west near the surface
trough.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The upper trough over the west of the state will retrogress and amplify over
the weekend. As a result a trough will develop near or off the southern
Queensland coast during Saturday with a low developing in the trough off the
northern New south wales coast on Sunday. A new high will also move into the
Great Australian Bight area. So further areas of showers and rain will occur
over southern and central Queensland during Saturday and Sunday before clearing
during Monday. Then dry SW to S winds will circulate across most of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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