Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 14/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high cell will form over the southern Coral sea overnight and then move
eastwards over the following days. A frontal system will enter the far
south-west of the state late Friday and pass off the southern coast of
Queensland during Sunday morning. In the wake of the front a new high will move
into South Australia during Saturday and circulate dry and cooler SW to SE winds
across most of the state well into next week.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Fine and clear over most of the state. Only isolated showers about the
exposed island coasts south from Fraser Island and over far northern Cape York
Peninsula and through Torres Strait. Winds mostly light to moderate S to SE
winds shifting NE over the west of the state.
Forecast for Friday
Isolated showers about the exposed coast north of Fraser Island. Some high
cloud with patchy light rain spreading into the far south-west late in the day.
Fine and sunny elsewhere over the state. Winds mostly light to moderate SE to E
shifting warm NE to NW over the far west and south-west of the state. A cool,
dry S'ly change will move into the far south-west late in the evening. Morning
frost areas over the south-east and southern interior.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers about the exposed coast north of Fraser Island spreading
into the adjacent inland in the afternoon. The cloud and rain band over the
south-west will contract eastwards into the south-east and southern inland by
evening in a weakening mode. Isolated morning frosts will occur over the
south-east inland while some morning fogs will occur about far southern coastal
districts. Fine and sunny elsewhere. The cool, dry S'ly change will extend from
the north-west of the state to the south-east inland by evening and will be
preceded by warm NE to NW winds over southern districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The weakening cloud and rain band together with the S'ly change will clear
the southern during the morning. So fine and sunny weather will occur over most
of the state with cooler conditions in the south. The exception will be about
the east tropical coast  north of Cairns where isolated showers will occur.
These showers will contract northwards onto Cape York Peninsula during the day.
Moderate to fresh SE trade winds will continue over the far north of the state.
Forecast for Monday
Dry and cool SW to SE winds, circulating about the high over South australia,
will spread across nearly all of the state. So fine and sunny conditions will
occur in most areas. The exception will be about far northern Cape York
Peninsula and through Torres Strait where isolated showers will occur in the
moist moderate to fresh SE trade flow. Widespread morning frosts will occur over
the south-east and central areas of the state.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The high will move slowly eastwards during this period and continue to drive
cool S to SE winds across most of the state. As the high moves eastwards winds
along the coast will generally freshen and become moister. So the showers in the
far north of the state will slowly shift southwards and by Thursday affect most
exposed areas of the east coast. Morning frost will continue over most of the
south-east and central areas of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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