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
the Northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for east coastal waters between Torres Strait
and Cape Moreton.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high pressure system [1034 hPa] over eastern 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 is moving over
southeast Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers about the east coast, tending scattered
about the North Tropical Coast and ranges. Scattered showers along the southern
coast. Isolated showers will spread into the adjacent inland during the day.
Some morning drizzle about the tropical interior. Fine and partly cloudy over
the remainder of the state. A cool morning over the interior with early frosts
in the central and southern inland. Fresh to strong and gusty S to SE winds
along the east coast. Moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Sunday
The high pressure system will move into and slowly 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 is
likely to occur about the eastern tropical interior while showers will spread
into most of the eastern interior and the northwest of the state in the
afternoon. Cloud will increase over the southwest in the afternoon with light
showers or rain developing. Fine though partly cloudy over the remainder of the
state. Moderate to locally fresh SE to NE winds, tending fresh to strong and
gusty along the east coast north of Burnett Heads. Early frost about the Granite
Belt region.
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. Morning drizzle areas will again occur about parts of the
tropical and central interior, as well as the southern interior as moisture
increases. A weak surface trough is likely to develop near the southwest border,
and combined with an upper trough moving over South Australia is likely to
generate showers and afternoon and evening thunderstorms over the southwest. In
addition, middle level cloud is likely to increase over the northwest and
tropical interior with showers or light rain. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds
over most parts, fresh to strong at times along the tropical coast.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high will reach the New Zealand area while the upper trough will tilt
across far southern Queensland and 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
southeast and southern inland by late evening as the upper trough shifts to the
southeast. Elsewhere over the state, cloudy conditions will  persist with
showers and patchy rain in most areas. Moderate to locally fresh SE to NE winds,
fresh to strong at times along the north tropical coast.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high pressure system will move to the east of New Zealand but maintain a
ridge onto the east tropical coast of Queensland with showers. Meanwhile, a
major new upper trough moves into southeastern Australia from Thursday onwards.
So showers and storms with some patchy rain areas will reorganise westwards on
Wednesday and then increase on Thursday over southern and western Queensland.
Some moderate falls of rain will most likely 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 southeast 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, southeast
trade winds will continue to direct isolated showers across Cape York Peninsula.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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