Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 8/12 - 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 has been issued for coastal waters from
Mackay to Burnett Heads.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1033 hPa] over the eastern Great Australian Bight is moving slowly
eastwards and extends a ridge through western Queensland. A surface trough off
the central Queensland coast is expected to deepen during Saturday with a low
expected to form off the Capricornia coast late in the day. An upper level
trough lies across southern Queensland and is expected to intensify on Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers along the Southeast Coast and about the
Wide Bay, more widespread about the Sunshine Coast. Isolated showers along the
Central and Capricornia coasts, and also over the central and southern interior.
Fine and mostly clear over the north and west of the state. Light to moderate S
to SE winds, fresh at times about the east coast.
Forecast for Saturday
Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about coastal
districts south of about Mackay, with areas of rain south from about Gladstone.
Isolated afternoon and evening showers and possible thunderstorms over the
central and southern interior. Isolated showers over the remaining southeast
tropics. Fine and mostly clear in the west with a cool morning. Some early
morning frost patches in the southeast interior. Light to moderate S to SE
winds, fresh at times about the east coast. Winds becoming strong and gusty
about the Capricornia coast late in the day.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to move close to Tasmania while the upper trough is
expected to move eastwards into the southeast of the state and intensify. The
surface trough is expected to lie off the Capricornia coast with the low
expected to deepen and moving southeast to be located east of Fraser Island at
night. Scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms and rain areas with moderate
falls are expected about the coastal districts south of about Gladstone with
strengthening S to SE winds along the coast. Isolated showers and afternoon and
evening thunderstorms are expected over the central and southern interior due to
instability from the upper trough. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of
the state, with only isolated showers possible about the northeast tropical
coast.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough over southeast Queensland is expected to move eastwards and
off the coast during the day. The upper trough is likely to cause the surface
low to deepen further and move southeast to lie east of the southeast coast
during the day. The high pressure system will move into the southern Tasman Sea.
The combination of the two systems will cause strong to gale force southwest to
southeast winds to develop along the southern coast, mainly south of Fraser
Island, with an increase in seas and swells leading to rough surf. Rain areas
are likely to decrease to scattered showers and possible thunderstorms about the
Southeast Coast and border ranges. Isolated showers and possible afternoon and
evening thunderstorms are expected over the remaining southeast districts;
including the Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett. Fine and mostly
sunny elsewhere, except for isolated showers over eastern Cape York Peninsula.
Early morning frosts about parts of the central and southern interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high is expected to remain over the southern Tasman Sea while the deep
low pressure system is likely to move slowly eastwards over waters well east of
the southeast Queensland coast. The combination of the two systems is still
likely to produce strong to gale force south to southeast winds along the
southern coast, mainly south of Fraser Island, with large seas and swells
leading to dangerous surf south of about Sandy Cape. Scattered showers are
likely to persist about the southern coast with more isolated showers over the
adjacent inland. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere, except for isolated showers
over eastern Cape York Peninsula. More extensive early morning frosts about the
central and southern interior.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The deep low pressure system over the Coral Sea is expected to continue
moving eastwards whilst the high should continue to move towards New Zealand.
Strong southerly winds along the southern Queensland coast are likely to ease
during Wednesday and Thursday but dangerous surf is likely to persist south of
about Sandy Cape until the end of the week. A ridge will persist over eastern
Queensland during the forecast period with isolated coastal showers, mainly in
the tropics. The remainder of the state should be mostly fine and sunny, though
another upper trough may extend some high cloud over the southwest on Thursday
but with little or no rain at this early stage. Early morning frosts about the
central, southern and southeast interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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