MELBOURNE - Aug 11/12 - 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 Double Island Point and Point Danger, excluding Moreton Bay. A strong Wind Warning is current for southern Gulf waters. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A large high over the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge into western Queensland. The high is expected to move slowly east and weaken over the next few days. A complex low occurs over the southern Tasman Sea. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Dry and cool over most of the state. Isolated showers developing about coastal parts of the southeast. Early morning frost areas about the southern and central interior, extending into higher parts of the southern tropics. Mostly light to moderate S to SE winds, fresh and gusty in the east. Forecast for Monday The high moves into New South Wales and weakens. The low in the Tasman Sea moves southeast and weakens. Winds continue to ease around the state with the strong winds easing about the southeast coast in the morning. Dry over most of Queensland apart from very isolated showers about exposed points of the central and southeast coasts. Overnight minimum temperatures remaining cold over many parts of the state. Extensive early inland frost. Forecast for Tuesday The high pushes into the southern Coral Sea, extending a weak ridge along the east coast of Queensland. Isolated showers about exposed points of the east coast and redeveloping on the northeast tropical coast. Dry through the interior with extensive early frost over many districts. Maximum temperatures increasing over the southwest as the winds become northerly. Forecast for Wednesday The high weakens further and drifts into southeast Queensland, this will reduce winds further across the state. Isolated showers along the northeastern coast, mostly about the North Tropical Coast. Dry through the interior with extensive early frost over many southern and central districts. Maximum temperatures increasing over southern and western areas as the winds continue from the north. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday The weak high continues pushing east through the southern Coral Sea as the next surface trough moves through the Queensland interior on Thursday and off the southern coast on Friday. Isolated showers about the northeast coast, fine elsewhere. Warmer temperatures ahead of the inland trough, with frost areas decreasing. A new cooler airmass becomes established with prevailing SW winds behind the trough. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Sunday. Notice Board Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Meteorological Offices Cairns weather Charleville weather Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa weather Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 00:15 on Sunday 12 August 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
---
STAT News Service
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.