Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Strong Wind Warning has been cancelled for the Southeast Gulf
of Carpentaria.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for northeast waters north of Cooktown for
Tuesday afternoon.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1030hPa] over South Australia is moving slowly east and extends a
ridge across southern Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Fine and clear across most of the state, isolated light showers about the
northeast tropical coast. Light to moderate SW to SE winds generally, moderate
to fresh SE winds over the tropics.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high is expected to move into southern Queensland or northern N.S.W
maintaining dry weather over most of the state. Chilly over the southern,
central  and southeast interior in the morning with extensive early frost.
Isolated showers persisting about the northeast tropical coast. Light winds over
southern Queensland, moderate to fresh SE winds across the tropics. Developing
strong SE winds about the Northeast tropical coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high cell will enter southeast Queensland and this will generate N'ly
wind flow over the interior with warmer temperatures. Early frost now
contracting a little over the southern, central and southeast interior. Isolated
showers continuing in the northeast tropics with strong SE winds about the
coast. Possible isolated showers developing about the central coast.
Forecast for Thursday
The high moves off the coast with general warmer NW'ly flow over most of the
state. A new SW'ly wind change or trough will enter the Channel country late in
the day with no weather. Early frost now contracting to the Maranoa and Darling
Downs districts. Showers continuing in the northeast tropics and extending
further south along the central coast.
Forecast for Friday
The trough moves across the interior and reaches the southern Gulf and passes
through the SE coast with no weather. Minimum temperatures rising to the highest
point over southeast Queensland as the change moves through. A little light
frost over the Granite Belt. Isolated showers continuing about most of the east
coast.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The next ridge over higher pressure enters western Queensland and dominates
the state with mostly dry weather. The trough will move into the tropics and
weaken, contracting showers to the northeast tropical coast. Dry over the
interior, chilly in the mornings again with SE to SW winds generally. The cycle
repeats again with an expanding early morning frost area over southern, central
and southeast Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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