Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Severe Weather Warning is current for dangerous surf
conditions for people in coastal parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast
Coast forecast districts.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters from Gladstone to Point
Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
A Gale Warning is current for offshore waters between Sandy Cape and Point
Danger.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1030 hPa] near Tasmania will move slowly across the southern Tasman
Sea over the next few days. The high will maintain a ridge over most of
Queensland til the end of the week. The deep low off the far southern coast of
Queensland will continue to move slowly in an eastward direction across the
southern Coral Sea and by Thursday be located to the north-east of Norfolk
Island. The combination of the ridge and deep low will produce large seas and
swells with dangerous surf conditions along the far southern Queensland coast
for the next few days. A large low pressure system will move slowly across
waters to the south of the Great Australian Bight as a new upper trough moves
into south-eastern Australia and southern Queensland during the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloud decreasing over the southeast of the state during the morning. Isolated
showers continuing along the exposed southern coast and islands and about the
southern border ranges. Isolated showers over far northern Cape York Peninsula
and through Torres Strait. Fine and sunny elsewhere. Large seas and swells with
dangerous surf about the coast south from Fraser Island. A cool morning with
isolated early frosts over parts of the southern interior. Moderate SW to SE
winds, fresh to strong and gusty along the far southern coast with offshore
gales continuing for much of the day south of Sandy Cape. The gales in far
southern offshore waters will contract out of the area by late in the day.
Forecast for Wednesday
The low over the southern Coral Sea will continue to move eastwards away from
the coast. However, strong S'ly winds will continue along the far southern coast
of Queensland. However, the low will continue to generate large ocean swells,
with dangerous surf conditions continuing along the exposed coast south from
Fraser Island. The high will continue to move slowly south-eastwards across the
southern Tasman Sea and will maintain a ridge with fine and sunny conditions
over much of the state. Only isolated showers are expected about the southern
exposed coast and over far northern Cape York Peninsula and through Torres
Strait. Early morning frost will occur over southern and central interior and
also possibly on the southern Atherton Tablelands.
Forecast for Thursday
The high over the southern Tasman Sea will maintain a ridge across most of
Queensland with fine and sunny conditions continuing across a large part of the
state. Isolated showers will continue along the exposed southern coast and over
far northern Cape York Peninsula and through Torres Strait. Warm conditions will
develop over the west of the state as winds shift more N'ly. Early frosts will
occur about the southern and southeastern interior and also on the tropical
Tablelands. The large swells and dangerous surf conditions will continue to ease
about the far southern coast, but rough surf may remain.
Forecast for Friday
A new upper trough will approach central Australia. The system will generate
a cloud and rain band which will enter the state overnight Friday. At the same
time a frontal system will reach the south-west border late in the day. The
ridge will move into eastern Queensland and moist SE winds will develop along
most of the east coast. Isolated showers will develop in this onshore flow north
of Cardwell and will continue over far northern Cape York Peninsula and through
Torres Strait. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur in most areas of the
state. Winds over the west of the state will shift warm NW to NE before the
front. Some morning frost patches are likely over the south-eastern interior.
Rough surf should ease along the southern coast.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The new upper trough will move across southern Queensland over the weekend
with the associated cloud and rain band clearing by late Sunday. The frontal
system accompanying the upper rough will also move eastwards across the state
and will clear the southern coast Sunday afternoon. In the wake of the front
cool, dry SW to SE winds will spread across nearly all of the state. Any showers
in the SE trade flow will contract to northern Cape York Peninsula during
Monday.  Frosts will again become scattered across the central, southern and
south-east interior from Monday morning onwards. Preceding the front warm N'ly
winds will occur over southern districts of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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