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
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Weather Situation
A weak high pressure system will move east over the southern Coral Sea for
the next few days. A frontal system will enter the far southwest 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 over central Australia during
Saturday and circulate dry and cool SW to SE winds across most of the state well
into next week.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Isolated showers about the east coast of Cape York Peninsula. Some high cloud
with patchy light rain spreading into far southwest Queensland late in the day.
Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere over the state. Winds mostly light to moderate
SE to E shifting NE to NW over the far west and southwest of the state. A cool,
dry S'ly change will move into the far southwest late in the evening. Morning
frost areas over the south-east and southern interior. Warm in the west.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers about the exposed coast north of Fraser Island spreading
into the adjacent inland in the afternoon. Cloud and rain over the southwest
will weaken and contract eastwards into the southeast and southern inland by
evening. Isolated morning frosts over the southeast 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 southeast 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. Fine and sunny conditions 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 over southeast 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 SW 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 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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