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
Bowen to Double Island Point, including Hervey Bay.
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 over 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 strengthen today.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Isolated showers and storms over the southern and central interior, and over
most of the coastal districts south of Bowen, though with more widespread
showers tending to periods of thundery rain about the southeast coast.  Fine and
sunny over the remainder of the state. Light to moderate S to SE winds, fresh at
times about the central and Capricornia coasts.
Forecast for Sunday
The high should lie near Tasmania while the upper trough should strengthen
over Queensland's southern interior, producing isolated showers and storms over
the southern and central interior, and also over the southeast tropics.
Isolated showers over the southeast interior, more widespread showers tending to
rain at times with some moderate falls possible about the Southeast and Wide Bay
coasts. Fine and sunny over the remainder of the state, with some isolated areas
of morning frost possible about the southeast interior. A deepening low should
move southeast off the Capricornia and Wide Bay coast, producing gusty winds
between Bowen and Double Island Point.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough is expected to move off the southeast coast, but some
patches of early morning rain are possible about the southeast coast district
during the morning, before breaking up to showers during the day.  The low
pressure system should intensify into a strong system as it tracks along, but
off, the southeast coast, producing strong and gusty southerly winds and
powerful surf along the coast south of Sandy Cape.  Fine and sunny elsewhere,
and some areas of morning frost about parts of the central and southern
interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The low is still expected to be strong, but should move away from the
southeast coast.  The low will nonetheless still push strong winds and dangerous
surf onto the coast south of Sandy Cape, along with some mainly isolated showers
over parts of the southeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere, and areas of
morning frost about the central and southern interior.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The low should be well off the southeast coast by the middle of the week, but
will nonetheless work with a ridge of high pressure over southeast Australia to
push some fresh to strong southerly winds along the southeast coast. The low
should also continue to push powerful surf towards Queensland's southeast coast.
The ridge should remain over southeast Australia, pushing dry air across
Queensland during the latter part of the week and keeping Queensland fine and
mostly sunny, though with areas of morning frost about the southeast and central
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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