Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 9/12 - 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 from
Mackay to Point Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
A Gale Warning has been issued for offshore waters between Sandy Cape and Point
Danger for Monday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1030 hPa] over the eastern Great Australian Bight extends a ridge
over eastern Queensland, and will continue to move slowly eastwards and enter
the southern Tasman Sea during Monday. A trough off the southern and central
Queensland coast will deepen with a low pressure system forming off the
Capricornia coast this morning. The low is forecast to deepen and be located
east of Fraser Island by tonight and well seawards of Brisbane by Monday night.
An upper trough is intensifying over southern Queensland and expected to pass
over southeast Queensland during today and early Monday.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Cloudy with scattered showers, areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms over
the eastern Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast district with moderate to
locally heavy falls possible along the coast and over the islands. Scattered
showers or patchy rain about the Capricornia, western Burnett and eastern
Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the southern and central interior. Isolated showers over the
remaining southeast tropics, mainly in the afternoon. Light to moderate SW to SE
winds, tending fresh to strong and gusty about the coast south of about Mackay.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough will move off the coast of Queensland while the high will
move into the Tasman Sea. The low will deepen further and move to the east
southeast away from the coast. The low will produce strong to gale force winds
about the coast, islands and offshore waters south from about Gladstone. The
cloud band with patchy rain and showers will contract into the far southeast by
late in the day. Isolated showers and possible storms will persist about the
parts of the southeast in the wake of the cloud band. Fine and sunny conditions
will continue elsewhere over the state. Large swells and rough surf will affect
the coast south from Fraser Island.
Forecast for Tuesday
The low will continue to track away from the far southern coast of Queensland
and may deepen further. At the same time the high will track slowly eastwards
across the Tasman Sea. The low will continue to produce strong winds about the
coast, islands and offshore waters south of about Gladstone, with gales still
likely to affect offshore waters south of Sandy Cape for most of the day. Fine
and sunny conditions will occur over nearly all of the state. The exception will
be about the exposed coast south from Fraser Island where isolated showers will
occur in the S'ly winds. Large swells and dangerous surf will occur about the
coast south from Fraser Island. Isolated showers over the far northeast coast.
Morning frost will occur over parts of the southern interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high over the Tasman Sea will extend a ridge across most of Queensland so
fine and sunny conditions will occur in most parts. Isolated showers will occur
along the exposed coast south from Fraser Island in the S'ly airflow and about
northern Cape York Peninsula and through Torres Strait. Large swells and
dangerous surf will occur about the coast south from Fraser Island. Some morning
frost will occur over parts of the southern and southeast interior.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
A ridge will persist over most of Queensland from the high near New Zealand
as a deep low pressure system moves over waters to the south of the Great
Australian Bight. So fine and sunny conditions will occur in most areas. The
winds about the east coast will gradually moisten and shift more onshore so that
by Friday isolated showers will occur in most areas. These showers will then
spread into the eastern interior on Saturday as the ridge weakens and the winds
across the state shift to the E to NE. High cloud will affect the west of the
state on Thursday but with no rain expected. Rough surf along the southern
Queensland coast easing.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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