Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 15/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
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For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weak high pressure system will move eastwards over the southern Coral Sea
for the next few days. A frontal system will enter the far southwest of the
state tonight 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 Sunday 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 northern Cape York Peninsula. Some high cloud with
patchy light rain will continue to spread eastwards across the far southwest.
Fine 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.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers will occur about the exposed coast north of Fraser Island.
The cloud and rain band over the southwest will weaken and contract eastwards
into the southeast and southern inland by the evening. Isolated morning frosts
may occur over the Granite Belt area 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 wind change will
clear the southeast coast during the morning. Winds will be gusty about the
south-east corner during the morning. 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. 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 will occur
in most areas. The exception will be about the east coast north of the Cairns to
Cooktown area where isolated showers will occur in the moist moderate to fresh
SE trade flow. Widespread morning frosts will occur over the southeast and
central areas of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
Dry and cool SW to SE winds will continue to circulate across nearly all of
the state. Fine and sunny conditions will occur in most areas. The exception
will be about the east coast north of the Cairns to Cooktown area where isolated
showers will occur in the moist moderate to fresh SE trade flow. These winds may
reach strong at times north of Cooktown during the day. Widespread morning
frosts will occur over the southeast and central areas of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high will continue to move slowly eastwards during this period and reach
the Tasman Sea during Wednesday. So winds across the state will shift to the SE
and about the east coast will continue moisten. As well, these winds will remain
moderate to fresh along most of the east tropical coast. 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 until Wednesday morning.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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