Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 6/12 - 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 far northern areas of
Northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for east coastal waters between Torres Strait
and Point Danger, including Hervey Bay.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system [1037 hPa] over Victoria is expected to move
slowly eastwards during the next couple of days. The high is extending a firm
ridge along the east coast of Queensland. An upper trough will move across
south-west Queensland early in the week while a larger amplitude upper trough
will move into eastern Australia late in the week.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers along the east coast and over northern
Cape York Peninsula. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds, tending
strong and gusty along the east coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The high pressure system will move slightly further eastwards and maintain a
fresh to strong southeasterly flow along the east coast of Queensland. This will
lead to isolated showers about most east coastal districts, with scattered
showers about the North Tropical Coast and ranges. Scattered showers are also
likely along the exposed southern Queensland coast. Showers will spread into the
adjacent inland during the day. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the
state. Moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds, tending strong and gusty along
most of the east coast. A cool to cold morning in most parts with early frosts
over central and southern inland Queensland.
Forecast for Sunday
The high pressure system will move across the Tasman Sea and maintain a fresh
to strong southeast flow along the east Queensland coast. This will lead to
isolated showers about most east coastal districts, with more frequent showers
about the North Tropical Coast and ranges. Morning drizzle may occur about the
eastern tropical interior while showers will spread into most of the eastern
interior and the north-west of the state in the afternoon. Cloud will increase
over the south-west in the afternoon with possible light showers developing.
Fine though partly cloudy about the remainder of the state. Winds will be
moderate to locally fresh SE to NE winds tending strong and gusty along the east
coast north of Sandy Cape. Any early frosts will be confined to the southern and
southeast interior.
Forecast for Monday
The high pressure system will continue to move eastwards across the Tasman
Sea and direct a moist east to southeast flow onto the east coast of Queensland.
This will produce isolated showers, spreading into the eastern interior during
the day. Frequent showers will tend to rain at times about the North Tropical
Coast and ranges with some moderate falls likely. Morning drizzle areas will
again occur about parts of the eastern tropical. A weak surface trough is likely
to develop near the western border, and combined with an upper trough to the
west is likely to generate showers and afternoon and evening thunderstorms over
the west of the state. In addition, middle level cloud is likely to increase
over the tropical interior. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds most parts. An
upper trough will move into South Australia.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high will reach the New Zealand area while the upper trough will tilt
across New south Wales. Showers will continue along the east coast and the
adjacent inland. Cloudy conditions with patchy rain, showers and storms
generated by the upper trough will contract into the south-east and southern
inland by late evening. Elsewhere over the state cloudy conditions will into the
south-east with patchy rain and showers in most areas.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high pressure system will maintain a ridge onto the east tropical coast
of Queensland while a major new upper trough moves into south-eastern australia
from Thursday onwards. So showers and storms with some patchy rain areas will
reorganize westwards on Wednesday and then increase on Thursday over southern
and western Queensland. Some moderate falls of rain will occur with the system.
The cloud and rain band with storms will begin to move eastwards again from late
Thursday onwards and contract into the central interior and the south-east of
the state. In the wake of the cloud and rain band cooler and drier southerly
winds will spread across the west of the state. In the far north of the state,
south-east trade winds will continue to direct isolated showers onto eastern
Cape york Peninsula.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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