MELBOURNE - Oct 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 Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Gulf Country and the northwest district north of Mt. Isa. A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Cooktown and Point Danger, including Hervey and Moreton Bays. Another Strong Wind Warning is current for Southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high over the Great Australian Bight has pushed a cold front off Queensland's east coast. An upper level trough lies over Queensland's southern interior. Forecast for the rest of Thursday A cloud band with patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms over the far east of the state south of about St. Lawrence, contracting offshore during the evening. Fine and cool over the state's interior, except for the chance of some isolated showers and thunderstorms over the far southern inland. Mainly moderate NW to SW winds across the eastern districts, fresh to strong near the coast. Fresh to strong SW to SE winds over the interior. Forecast for Friday Cool to cold conditions across a lot of the state, except for the Peninsula district and the state's northeast. Isolated showers and storms over the northern districts, and fine and clear over the remainder of the state except for the some morning sleet and isolated storms about the Granite Belt. Fresh to strong SW winds over the state's southeast and the Central Coast and Capricornia districts. Moderate to fresh SW to SE winds over the remainder of the state. Forecast for Saturday A high over Victoria should produce fine and sunny conditions across most of Queensland, except for some isolated showers over the northern parts of the Peninsula district. Remaining cool over inland parts, with extensive areas of early frost over the southern and southeastern interior. Strong winds along the far northeastern coast, and about the Gulf Country coast during the morning. Forecast for Sunday The high should drift to the northeast across the New South Wales coast, but should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions across most of Queensland. A weak SE change may push some isolated showers across the southeast coast, and some isolated showers are also possible about the far north of Cape York Peninsula. A cold morning across most of the state with areas of morning frost about the Granite Belt. Forecast for Monday The high should lie over the Tasman Sea and is likely to maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions across most of Queensland, except for some isolated showers about the southeast and northeast coasts. Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Fine and mostly sunny across the state, except for some isolated showers over parts of the east coast as a ridge builds and causes onshore winds to gradually freshen during the week. Daytime temperatures increasing over the southern interior. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Friday. 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 18:30 on Thursday 11 October 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); })();
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