Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 19/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between
Torres Strait and Cooktown.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1029hPa] over South Australia is moving slowly east and extends a
ridge across southern and eastern Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Fine and sunny across most of the state. Only isolated showers over northern
Cape York Peninsula and along the east coast north of about Cairns. Light to
moderate SW to SE winds, fresh at times over the northwest and along the
tropical coast. SE winds becoming strong at times along the north tropical
coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Fresh to strong SE winds and isolated showers to persist along the north
tropical coast. Isolated showers will also occur over northern Cape York
Peninsula in the onshore airstream, and may develop about the Whitsundays late
in the day. Relatively dry and cool SW to SE winds will continue to circulate
across the remainder of the state with fine and sunny conditions. A cool to cold
morning in most areas with morning frosts in the southeast, central and southern
interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is expected to move slowly east across the far southern Coral Sea
and maintain the ridge along the east coast. The ridge will persist along the
tropical coast with moderate to fresh SE winds and isolated showers, spreading
into the adjacent inland in the afternoon. Some cloud will also spread into the
eastern interior of the state in the afternoon but conditions should remain
fine. Elsewhere, fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected. Morning frosts
will again occur over the southeast, central and southern interior; though a
warmer day is expected in the west due to the NE to NW winds ahead of a trough
system entering the far southwest of the state in the evening. Some cloud may
accompany the trough but with no rain.
Forecast for Friday
The trough is expected to move across the Queensland interior and lie from
the Gulf Country to Darling Downs in the evening. Increasing moisture ahead of
the trough may generate very isolated afternoon showers over the central
interior and southeast Queensland. A milder morning expected for most areas,
with any early frost  confined to near the Granite Belt. A cool morning is still
expected in the northwest of the state. Isolated showers will continue about the
north tropical coast and northern Cape York Peninsula in the onshore airstream.
Isolated showers and early drizzle about the Capricornia coast and Wide Bay. A
cooler day with SW winds in the wake of the trough over the southwest.
Forecast for Saturday
The trough is expected to clear the southeast coast during the early morning,
lying between the southeast Gulf and the Capricornia later in the day as a
strong high pressure system starts to build in the Great Australian Bight.
Isolated showers to persist about the northeast tropical coast as strong winds
redevelop north of about Cooktown and over Gulf of Carpentaria waters. Morning
fogs likely along the Central and Capricornia coasts. A cool morning in the
south with morning frosts over the southeast and southern interior.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high pressure system moves into the Great Australian Bight from Sunday
and strengthens. Expect dry SW to SE winds across most of the state once again,
tending fresh SE with isolated showers along the northeast tropical coast.
Temperatures are once again expected to be below average in most areas,
especially at night, with early frosts returning to the central, southern and
southeast interior of the state. Strong SE winds to persist along the north
tropical coast and over Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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