Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 2/12 - 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 from
Lockhart River to Point Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for Northeast Gulf Waters north of Cullen
Point for Wednesday evening.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1028 hPa] over Victoria extends a firm ridge along the east
Queensland coast. The high is expected to move eastwards into the western Tasman
Sea during Wednesday, maintaining the ridge along the east coast. A trough and
an associated band of cloud is moving northwards through the Central Coast and
will reach the North Tropical Coast on Wednesday. An upper level trough will
develop over western Queensland on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloudy over the southern tropical and central coasts and adjacent inland with
scattered showers. Isolated showers elsewhere over the tropics and through the
central interior. Isolated showers about the southeast coast. Fine and mostly
clear elsewhere. Fresh to strong S to SE winds about the east coast. Moderate E
to SE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers about the east coast, tending scattered along the North
Tropical Coast. The high will continue to push moisture and isolated showers
into the tropical interior and the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Cloud will
increase through western Queensland during the afternoon though little or no
rain is expected. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur over remaining
parts of the state. Maximum temperatures will warm through the southwest of the
state. Fresh to strong SE winds about most of the east coast, tending moderate
about the far southern coast. Moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, fresh at times
in the tropics during the morning. A Very High fire danger about the Peninsula,
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central Highlands and Coalfields
districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is expected to move slowly eastwards into the Tasman Sea with the
ridge along the east coast weakening and strong winds contracting to north of
Bowen. Isolated showers will contract to areas north of about Gladstone, tending
scattered about the North Tropical Coast until the afternoon. Isolated showers
will also continue through the Peninsula and about the Gulf of Carpentaria
coast. Cloud will persist through far western Queensland ahead of a trough
moving east over central Australia though with little or no rainfall expected.
Fine and sunny conditions will occur elsewhere. Maximum temperatures will warm
through southern districts as winds tend N'ly ahead of the trough.
Forecast for Friday
The high in the Tasman Sea is expected to weaken further with winds
continuing to decrease about the east coast of Queensland. The surface trough is
likely to enter the far southwest of the state late in the day, producing some
patchy cloud though with no rainfall expected. Temperatures will warm further
through southern districts ahead of this trough. Isolated showers will occur
about the east coast north of about Gladstone, tending scattered during the
morning about the North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers are also expected
through the Peninsula and about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The high in the Tasman Sea should continue to extend a ridge along the east
coast of Queensland whilst the trough in the far southwest of the state will
remain slow moving. SE winds about central and tropical east coast will continue
to feed isolated showers onto the coast north of about St. Lawrence, tending
scattered about the North Tropical Coast. Isolated showers are also expected
through the Peninsula and about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine and mostly
sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Temperatures will remain very warm
about southern districts in northerly winds ahead of the trough.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Most of the state should remain fine during the outlook period. A weak ridge
will persist along the Queensland coast during Sunday as the trough remains slow
moving over southern Queensland. The trough may then move north through far
southern coastal waters during Monday and move north to the Wide Bay area on
Tuesday, generating isolated showers about the coast and ranges with its
passage. Isolated showers will continue in the tropics, particularly along the
east coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions should persist over the interior.
Very warm to hot temperatures will continue over southern districts in N'ly
winds ahead of the cooler S'ly change following the trough passage on Monday and
Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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