Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 24/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A slow moving high over eastern Victoria and an associated ridge of high
pressure along the east coast will weaken over the next few days. A surface
trough will enter the southwest of the state late Wednesday and push off the
east coast during Friday. An upper trough will move eastwards across the
southern border of the state during Thursday and Friday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated, mostly light showers over the far north-east tropics and also along
the southern exposed coast south from Fraser Island. Fine conditions elsewhere.
Moderate to fresh and gusty S to SE winds along the east coast, tending light to
moderate SE to NE over the interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high pressure ridge along the east coast of Queensland will continue to
weaken. Winds will tend more onshore along the southern and central coasts with
isolated showers expected in exposed areas. Isolated showers will also continue
in a moist SE trade flow over the northeast tropics. Fine and sunny conditions
will persist elsewhere. Isolated morning frost areas will occur over the
southeast and southern interior. Moderate to occasionally fresh SE winds will
occur along the east coast, tending warm NE to NW through the interior ahead of
a surface trough which will enter the far south-west late in the day.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough will move eastwards over the interior of the state as the
ridge along the east coast continues to weaken. Isolated afternoon showers are
expected over eastern districts near and to east of the surface trough. Isolated
showers will also occur in the onshore wind flow along exposed parts of the east
coast mainly in the morning. Fine conditions elsewhere. Dry and cool S'ly winds
will spread across the west of the state in the wake of the trough.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough will most likely move off the southeast coast of
Queensland during the afternoon, with dry, cool S to SW winds spreading across
much of the state in its wake. An upper level trough will move eastwards across
the southern border of the state, greatly increasing instability over far
southern districts. This instability will combine with moisture ahead and near
the surface trough to generate isolated showers over southeast districts, with
possible thunderstorms about the ranges. Some cloud will also affect the
southwestern border area, with possible isolated showers or thunderstorms.
However, given the dryness of the surface flow, the chances of this
precipitation reaching the ground will be small. Isolated showers will occur
over remaining eastern districts and will contract to the coast during the
afternoon and evening as the dry air extends north and east.
Forecast for Saturday
A new high will move into the western Great Australian Bight and direct dry
SW to SE winds across the state. So conditions will be fine and sunny in most
areas with morning frosts over the southern and central inland areas of the
state. Isolated showers will persist in the onshore SE trade flow over far
northern Cape York Peninsula and through Torres Strait.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The slow moving high over the Great Australian Bight will dominate the
weather across the state during the outlook period. The high will circulate dry
and cool S to SE winds across most of the state, with widespread early frosts
likely through the central, southern and southeast interior. Isolated showers
will return to the northeast tropical coast north of about Cardwell and the
exposed southern coast south from Fraser Island from late Sunday as winds tend
more onshore and then spread to remaining exposed east coast areas during Monday
and tuesday. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will persist through the
interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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