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 [1023 hPa] over New South Wales is moving slowly east and extends a
ridge over southern Queensland and along the tropical coast of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Fine and sunny across most of the state. Partly cloudy along the tropical
coast and over northern Cape York Peninsula with isolated showers. A cool to
cold morning in most areas with areas of frost in the central and southern
interior as well as the southeast inland. Moderate to fresh SE winds over the
tropics, strong at times along the north tropical coast. Light to moderate
mostly SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is expected to weaken a little while moving 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. Cloud moving over the southwest but with
little or no rain. 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
develop north of about Cairns 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 over South Australia from Sunday and
strengthens. Expect dry SW to SE winds across most of the state once again,
tending 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 morning 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 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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