Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 14/12 - 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 south-east Gulf of
Carpentaria waters for Sunday.
A strong wind warning is current to east coast waters between Torres Strait and
St Lawrence for Sunday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough over far eastern Queensland will move off the southern and
central coast overnight and Sunday morning. A high will move into central
Australia during Sunday and then move quickly eastwards reaching the New Zealand
area by the middle of the week. An upper trough will move across southern
Queensland during Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Isolated showers and storms over the far northern tropics. Mostly cloudy with
showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over most southern and remaining
eastern areas of the state. Some moderate to heavy falls possible over eastern
districts between about Gympie and Townsville. Fine elsewhere. Mostly light to
moderate SE to NE winds over the far northern tropics. Light to moderate NE to
NW winds over remaining eastern districts shifting NW to SW elsewhere.
Forecast for Sunday
The upper level trough will move eastwards across southern areas of the
state. As a result the cloud and rain band over the state will contract to the
north-east and by evening extend across the central and south-east tropics. As
the cloud band moves away from the upper trough, rainfall from the cloud will
decrease during the day and by the afternoon be mostly light and patchy.
Isolated showers and storms will continue over the far northern tropics.  Fine
elsewhere. Cool and dry SW to SE winds will spread across most of the state.
Strong SE winds will develop about south-east Gulf of Carpentaria waters during
the morning and about the east coast north of St Lawrence during the day.
Forecast for Monday
The upper trough will move seawards early with the tail of the cloud and rain
band contracting off the north tropical coast during the morning. In the wake of
the cloud and rain band isolated showers will persist along the east coast north
of the Cardwell to Cairns area. Fine and cool conditions will occur elsewhere
with widespread frost over the south-east, southern and central interior. The
high pressure system will move into northeast New South Wales during the day and
will extend a firm ridge along the east coast. Strong winds will occur north of
Fraser Island along the east coast and will again occur about south-east Gulf of
Carpentaria waters in the morning. Isolated showers will develop about the
Fraser Island area in the evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high will move across the Tasman Sea and will maintain a firm ridge and
SE winds along the east coast of Queensland. Isolated showers will occur along
the east coast in the moist SE winds and will spread into the adjacent inland in
the afternoon. With the high moving quickly eastwards across the Tasman Sea the
strong SE winds will contract to north of Bowen by the evening. A cool to cold
morning will occur over much of the interior with frost areas about the
south-east and southern interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high will move to east of New Zealand resulting the ridge weakening along
the east coast. So winds will shift more E'ly with the strong winds along the
north-east tropical coast easing early. Showers will continue along the east
coast in the onshore stream and will again develop over the inland in the
afternoon in the increasing most conditions. Some morning drizzle areas may
occur about the eastern interior in these moist conditions. A frontal system
will move across the west of the state during the morning and will help trigger
more scattered showers about the central and southern interior in the afternoon.
May even see isolated storms possibly develop in the afternoon over the southern
interior as some upper instability comes into consideration. A new high will
move into central Australia.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The high will move only very slowly eastwards as a low develops and deepens
over the Tasman Sea. So dry SW to SE winds will circulate across most of the
state well into the weekend. The frontal system will move eastwards across the
south-east of the state during Thursday with showers occurring before  drying SW
winds become established. However, some drizzle areas may occur into Friday
morning about the southern slopes of the Darling Downs as moisture circulating
about the Tasman Sea low penetrates into the area. Isolated showers will persist
into the weekend about northern Cape york Peninsula and through Torres Strait in
the moister trade flow. Strong S to SE winds will occur over south-east Gulf of
Carpentaria waters from Thursday morning onwards.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Sunday.
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